SF2893 Summary

• Appropriates $200,000 in FY2019 to the Department of Agriculture for mental health counseling support to farm families and business operators

• Establishes saltwater aquaculture regulations by defining saltwater aquaculture, aquatic farms, and aquatic life; requires transportation permits with disease-testing documentation and quarantine plans for saltwater aquatic life imports

• Extends tax incentive programs through 2030 for fertilizer research and education accounts, and modifies advanced biofuel and renewable chemical production thresholds and eligibility requirements

• Defines modular homes in housing law and allows placement in manufactured home parks; increases manufactured home relocation trust fund minimum balance threshold from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 and adjusts relocation costs and assessment procedures

• Modifies housing bond allocation processes by shifting critical allocation deadlines from July to June, creating new residential rental project categories (preservation, 30/50 percent AMI, LIHTC projects), and establishing aggregate bond limitations