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IN HB1143
Bill
Status
1/7/2019
Primary Sponsor
Robin Shackleford
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AI Summary
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Establishes the Healthy Food Financing Fund and Program administered by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA), providing loans and grants for projects that increase access to fresh, nutritious food in underserved communities
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Appropriates $5 million per year for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 from the state general fund, with at least 10% reserved for administrative costs
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Eligible projects include new grocery store construction, grocery/food bank/food pantry renovations, farmers' markets, mobile markets, and community supported agriculture programs in census tracts with low supermarket access
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Recipients must commit for at least 5 years to accept SNAP and WIC benefits, allocate at least 50% of retail space to perishable foods, promote local hiring, and comply with reporting requirements
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IHCDA must submit annual reports to the legislative council on projects funded, geographic distribution, program costs, jobs created, and associated health initiatives
Legislative Description
Healthy food finance. Establishes the healthy food financing fund (fund) and healthy food financing program (program) under the administration of the Indiana housing and community development authority (IHCDA). Provides that the purpose of the fund is to provide financing in the form of loans or grants for projects that increase the availability of fresh and nutritious food in underserved communities. Defines an "underserved community" as a census tract determined to be an area with low supermarket access: (1) by the United States Department of Agriculture; or (2) as identified through a methodology used by another healthy food initiative. Provides that the IHCDA may contract with one or more nonprofit organizations or community development financial institutions to administer the program through a public-private partnership. Provides that an applicant for a grant or a loan must demonstrate the capacity to successfully implement the project and the ability to repay the loan. Provides that an applicant for a grant or a loan must agree to satisfy certain conditions. Requires the IHCDA to monitor projects receiving financing and submit a report annually to the legislative council that includes the number and types of jobs created, and the health initiatives associated with the program. Continuously appropriates money in the fund. Makes an appropriation to the fund.
Last Action
Representatives Clere and Summers added as coauthors
1/15/2019