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MN SF2204
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/3/2014
Primary Sponsor
Matt Schmit
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2015 from the general fund to the commissioner of agriculture for a grant to Second Harvest Heartland
- Grant funds six Feeding America food banks serving Minnesota to compensate agricultural producers and processors for harvesting and packaging surplus fruits, vegetables, and other commodities that would otherwise go unharvested or discarded
- Requires surplus commodities to be sourced from Minnesota producers and processors and distributed statewide to food shelves and eligible charitable organizations
- Allows Second Harvest Heartland to use up to 11 percent of the grant for administrative expenses
- Requires Second Harvest Heartland to report to the commissioner of agriculture as required and on prescribed forms; designates this as a base appropriation
Legislative Description
Farm-to-foodshelf program establishment and appropriation
Last Action
Comm report: To pass and re-referred to Finance
3/26/2014
Committee Referrals
Finance3/26/2014
Jobs, Agriculture and Rural Development3/3/2014
Full Bill Text
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