House
File
163
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
163
BY
MASCHER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
emergency
food
assistance
and
making
1
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
217.41B
Emergency
food
assistance
1
——
appropriation.
2
1.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2015,
and
for
3
each
fiscal
year
thereafter,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
4
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
human
services
5
one
million
dollars
for
the
support
of
an
Iowa
food
bank
6
association
selected
by
the
department
of
human
services
for
7
the
purchase
of
food
on
behalf
of
an
Iowa
emergency
feeding
8
organization
or
for
the
distribution
of
moneys
to
the
Iowa
9
emergency
feeding
organizations
for
the
purchase
of
food.
10
2.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
this
section
shall
be
11
allocated
only
to
the
extent
that
such
moneys
are
matched
on
a
12
dollar-for-dollar
basis.
13
3.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
14
this
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
15
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
16
available
for
expenditure
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
creates
a
standing
appropriation
of
$1
million
21
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
for
the
fiscal
year
22
beginning
July
1,
2015,
and
for
each
fiscal
year
thereafter,
23
to
the
department
of
human
services
for
support
of
an
Iowa
24
food
bank
association
to
buy
food
on
behalf
of
an
Iowa
25
emergency
feeding
organization
or
distribute
the
moneys
to
such
26
organizations
for
the
purchase
of
food.
27
The
moneys
appropriated
shall
only
be
allocated
if
it
is
28
matched
dollar-for-dollar.
Any
moneys
unused
during
a
fiscal
29
year
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
same
30
purpose
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
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