(a)The commission shall:
(i)Receive and disburse funds under the provisions
of this act to be used in administering the provisions of this
act;
(ii)Annually elect a chairman from among its members
and no chairman shall succeed himself more than once;
(iii)Elect a vice chairman from among its members;
(iv)Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 173, § 2.
(v)Meet every four (4) months and at such other
times as called by the chairman or when requested by three (3)
or more members of the commission;
(vi)Keep a permanent record of its proceedings and
prepare for the governor an annual report of its activities,
receipts and expenditures.
(b)The commission may:
(i)Conduct or contract for scientific research to
discover and develop improved marketing methods for wheat and
wheat products, including pr
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(a) The commission shall:
(i) Receive and disburse funds under the provisions
of this act to be used in administering the provisions of this
act;
(ii) Annually elect a chairman from among its members
and no chairman shall succeed himself more than once;
(iii) Elect a vice chairman from among its members;
(iv) Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 173, § 2.
(v) Meet every four (4) months and at such other
times as called by the chairman or when requested by three (3)
or more members of the commission;
(vi) Keep a permanent record of its proceedings and
prepare for the governor an annual report of its activities,
receipts and expenditures.
(b) The commission may:
(i) Conduct or contract for scientific research to
discover and develop improved marketing methods for wheat and
wheat products, including programs of consumer education and
protection;
(ii) Disseminate reliable information, founded upon
research, showing uses and probable uses of wheat and wheat
products;
(iii) Study state and federal legislation with
respect to tariffs, duties, reciprocal trade agreements, import
quotas and other matters concerning the wheat industry;
(iv) Sue and be sued as a commission, without
individual liability, for the acts of the commission within the
scope of the powers and duties conferred upon it by this act;
(v) Enter into contracts to carry out the purpose of
this act, including contracts for promotion of wheat and wheat
products and development of new markets through such promotion;
(vi) Appoint advisory groups composed of
representatives from organizations, institutions or businesses
related to or interested in the welfare of the wheat industry;
(vii) Make grants to research agencies for financing
special or emergency studies, or for purchase or acquisition of
facilities necessary to carry out the purposes of the
commission;
(viii) Appoint subordinate officers and employees of
the commission and prescribe their duties and fix their
compensation;
(ix) Cooperate with any local, state or national
organization or agency engaged in work or activities similar to
or related to those of the commission, and enter into contracts
with such organizations or agencies for carrying out joint
programs;
(x) Act jointly and in cooperation with the state or
federal government, or any agency thereof in the administration
of any program of the government or of a governmental agency
deemed by the commission as beneficial to the wheat industry of
this state and expend funds in connection therewith;
(xi) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry
out the provisions of this act under procedures set forth in the
Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act [§§ 16-3-101 through
16-3-115].