Senator MATTHEWS proposes the following amendment (AM CAROLINA GOLD RICE):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 552, after line 36, by adding an appropriately numbered new proviso to read:

/ (GP: Carolina Gold Rice) For the current fiscal year, the provisions of Section 39-31-70 of the 1976 Code do not apply to the sale of the heirloom grain commonly referred to as "Carolina Gold". /

Amend sections, totals and title to conform.