House
File
269
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
269
BY
ISENHART
,
GAINES
,
KELLEY
,
STECKMAN
,
JACOBY
,
PRICHARD
,
STAED
,
LENSING
,
WESSEL-KROESCHELL
,
STUTSMAN
,
DUNKEL
,
ANDERSON
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
THEDE
,
H.
MILLER
,
KEARNS
,
THOMAS
,
OURTH
,
BEARINGER
,
WOLFE
,
KRESSIG
,
KAJTAZOVIC
,
WINCKLER
,
HANSON
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
MASCHER
,
FORBES
,
LYKAM
,
and
GASKILL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
appropriating
moneys
to
support
a
local
food
and
farm
1
initiative.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
267A.2,
subsection
4,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
“Fund”
means
the
local
food
and
farm
program
innovation
3
fund
created
in
section
267A.5
.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
267A.5,
Code
2013,
is
amended
to
read
as
5
follows:
6
267A.5
Local
food
and
farm
program
innovation
fund
——
7
creation
.
8
A
local
food
and
farm
program
innovation
fund
is
created
in
9
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department.
The
10
fund
is
separate
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
The
fund
11
is
composed
of
moneys
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
and
12
moneys
available
to
and
obtained
or
accepted
by
the
local
food
13
and
farm
program
from
the
United
States
government
or
private
14
sources
for
placement
in
the
fund.
Moneys
in
the
fund
shall
15
be
used
to
carry
out
the
purpose
and
goals
of
this
chapter
16
as
provided
in
section
267A.1
,
including
but
not
limited
to
17
administering
the
local
food
and
farm
program
as
provided
in
18
section
267A.6
.
At
least
fifty
percent
of
moneys
appropriated
19
to
the
fund
each
fiscal
year,
as
provided
in
section
267A.5A,
20
shall
be
used
to
create
opportunities
for
participation
in
the
21
local
food
and
farm
program
by
beginning
farmers
as
defined
in
22
section
175.2.
The
fund
shall
be
managed
by
the
department
in
23
consultation
with
the
local
food
and
farm
coordinator,
under
24
the
supervision
of
the
local
food
and
farm
program
council.
25
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
267A.5A
Local
food
and
farm
innovation
26
fund
——
appropriation.
27
Each
fiscal
year,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
general
28
fund
of
the
state
for
deposit
in
the
local
food
and
farm
29
innovation
fund
created
pursuant
to
section
267A.5,
up
to
30
two
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars.
The
appropriation
of
31
each
dollar
in
this
section
is
contingent
upon
a
dollar
match
32
contributed
to
the
fund
by
a
private
person.
33
EXPLANATION
34
CURRENT
LAW.
During
its
2011
session,
the
general
assembly
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enacted
SF
509
(2011
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
128)
which
in
part
1
established
a
local
food
and
farm
program
fund
within
the
2
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
to
support
an
3
initiative
to
improve
communication
and
cooperation
between
4
and
among
farmers,
food
entrepreneurs,
and
consumers;
and
to
5
foster
coordination
between
and
among
government
agencies,
6
public
universities
and
community
colleges,
organizations,
and
7
private-sector
firms
working
on
local
food
and
farm-related
8
issues.
9
BILL.
This
bill
changes
the
name
of
the
local
food
and
10
farm
program
fund
to
the
local
food
and
farm
innovation
11
fund
and
each
fiscal
year
appropriates
up
to
$250,000
to
the
12
fund
contingent
upon
each
dollar
appropriated
to
the
fund
13
being
matched
with
a
dollar
from
a
private
contribution.
14
Fifty
percent
of
moneys
in
the
fund
originating
from
the
15
appropriation
must
be
used
to
assist
participation
by
beginning
16
farmers
in
the
local
food
and
farm
program.
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