2-2318.

Board; restriction on authority; cooperation with other entities, authorized.

(1) The Nebraska Wheat Development, Utilization, and Marketing Board shall not set up research units or agencies of its own. The board may cooperate with, provide grants to, or contract with any of the following for the purposes described in subdivisions (1) and (5) of section 2-2309, with preference given to private-sector individuals or entities:

(a) A business entity formed by one or more growers;

(b) The Department of Agriculture;

(c) The University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources; or

(d) Any other public or private local, state, or national organization.

(2) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the board from exercising its powers under subdivisions (1)(b) and (c) of section 2-2309, including its ability to produce and sell wheat for use as seed without cooperating with, providing grants to, or contracting with any of the individuals or entities described in subsection (1) of this section.