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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 266.39G LOCAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION
1 2 PROGRAM.
1 3 1. A local food distribution program is established at the
1 4 Leopold center for sustainable agriculture at Iowa state
1 5 university of science and technology for the purpose of
1 6 promoting the sale of food grown or produced in Iowa.
1 7 2. Local food distribution projects which promote the sale
1 8 of food grown or produced in Iowa may be eligible for
1 9 financial assistance under the program, provided that the
1 10 project has not received, or is not eligible for, financial
1 11 assistance from other existing private, local, or state funds
1 12 or programs as determined by the director of the Leopold
1 13 center. For purposes of this section, "local food
1 14 distribution projects" includes, but is not limited to,
1 15 projects to assist in the marketing and purchasing of local
1 16 foods, promote the creation of structured local food system
1 17 networks, facilitate cooperation between local food producers
1 18 and markets, facilitate the processing of local foods, assist
1 19 with compliance with food safety requirements, and provide
1 20 education regarding foods produced, processed, and distributed
1 21 in Iowa.
1 22 3. A local food distribution fund is created within the
1 23 state treasury under the control of the Leopold center for
1 24 sustainable agriculture at Iowa state university of science
1 25 and technology.
1 26 a. The director of the Leopold center may establish and
1 27 maintain revolving funds to support and account for the
1 28 services provided by the program. These funds shall be
1 29 administered by the Leopold center and shall consist of moneys
1 30 appropriated to the fund by the general assembly, payments of
1 31 interest earned, recapture of awards, repayments of moneys
1 32 loaned or expended from the fund, and any other moneys
1 33 designated, obtained, or accepted by the Leopold center for
1 34 purposes of the program.
1 35 b. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to the Leopold
2 1 center to be used for the following:
2 2 (1) To provide reimbursement to the Leopold center for
2 3 activities related to the program under this section.
2 4 (2) To provide financial assistance for qualifying
2 5 projects.
2 6 (3) To provide funding for any other purpose consistent
2 7 with this section and deemed appropriate by the director of
2 8 the Leopold center.
2 9 c. Section 8.33 shall not apply to the local food
2 10 distribution fund. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest
2 11 earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
2 12 4. The Leopold center shall provide financial assistance
2 13 in the form of a loan or grant or combination thereof as
2 14 deemed by the center to be most efficient in facilitating the
2 15 local food distribution project. In furtherance of this
2 16 section, the center may:
2 17 a. Enter into contracts and sue and be sued. However, the
2 18 center shall not in any manner directly or indirectly pledge
2 19 the credit of the state of Iowa.
2 20 b. Authorize payments of costs, commissions, attorney
2 21 fees, and other reasonable expenses from the fund.
2 22 c. Adopt procedures and guidelines as necessary for this
2 23 program.
2 24 EXPLANATION
2 25 This bill establishes a local food distribution program and
2 26 fund to promote the sale of food grown or produced in Iowa.
2 27 The program and fund are established within the Leopold center
2 28 for sustainable agriculture at Iowa state university of
2 29 science and technology. Projects that may be eligible for a
2 30 grant or loan or combination thereof include those assisting
2 31 in marketing and purchasing of local foods, promoting local
2 32 food system networks, facilitating cooperation between
2 33 producers, markets, and the processing of local foods,
2 34 assisting with food safety compliance, and providing education
2 35 regarding Iowa foods. Only projects that are without other
3 1 financial assistance, as determined by the director of the
3 2 Leopold center, are eligible for funds from the program.
3 3 The bill provides that moneys from the fund shall be used
3 4 for reimbursement to the Leopold center for activities related
3 5 to the program, to provide financial assistance for qualifying
3 6 projects, and to provide funding for any other purpose deemed
3 7 appropriate by the director of the Leopold center. These
3 8 funds shall not revert under Code section 8.33 and all
3 9 interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the
3 10 fund.
3 11 The bill provides that the Leopold center may enter into
3 12 contracts, sue and be sued, authorize payments of costs and
3 13 other reasonable expenses, and adopt procedures and guidelines
3 14 as necessary.
3 15 LSB 2781SS 80
3 16 kk/pj/5
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