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MN HF3722

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/30/2016

Primary Sponsor

Rod Hamilton

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature 2015-2016

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $600,000 from the general fund in fiscal year 2017 to the commissioner of agriculture for a grant to Second Harvest Heartland
  • Grant compensates agricultural producers and processors for harvesting and packaging surplus fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural commodities that would otherwise go unharvested, discarded, or sold in secondary markets
  • Surplus commodities must be distributed statewide to food shelves and other eligible charitable organizations receiving food from the six Feeding America food banks serving Minnesota
  • Requires that all surplus food acquired under this appropriation comes from Minnesota producers and processors

Legislative Description

Farm to food shelf program grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Last Action

Author added Bly.

3/31/2016

Committee Referrals

Agriculture Finance3/30/2016

Full Bill Text

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