House File 2246 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2246 BY STAED A BILL FOR An Act making appropriations to support entities involved in 1 the production and distribution of food. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5993YH (7) 88 da/tm
H.F. 2246 Section 1. Section 15.368, Code 2020, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 15.368 World food prize award and support. 3 1. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, 4 there is annually appropriated from the general fund of the 5 state to the authority one million two hundred thousand dollars 6 for the support of the world food prize award. 7 2. The Iowa state capitol is designated as the primary 8 location for the annual ceremony to award the world food prize. 9 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 234.15 Iowa food bank association —— 10 appropriation. 11 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and for each 12 subsequent fiscal year, there is annually appropriated from the 13 general fund of the department four hundred thousand dollars 14 to be distributed to an Iowa food bank association to relieve 15 situations of emergency experienced by families or individuals 16 who reside in this state, including low-income families 17 and individuals and unemployed families and individuals, 18 by distributing food to those persons. The Iowa food bank 19 association recipient shall report to the department as 20 required by the department. 21 2. As used in this section, “Iowa food bank association” 22 means a private nonprofit entity that meets all of the 23 following requirements: 24 a. The association is organized under chapter 504. 25 b. The association qualifies under section 501(c)(3) of the 26 Internal Revenue Code as an organization exempt from federal 27 income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. 28 c. The association’s members include food banks, or 29 affiliations of food banks, that together serve all counties 30 in this state. 31 d. The association’s principal office is located in this 32 state. 33 Sec. 3. Section 266.39, Code 2020, is amended by adding the 34 following new subsection: 35 -1- LSB 5993YH (7) 88 da/tm 1/ 2
H.F. 2246 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1 2020, and for each subsequent fiscal year, there is annually 2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the Leopold 3 center for sustainable agriculture, established as part of the 4 Iowa state university of science and technology pursuant to 5 section 266.39, four hundred thousand dollars to support the 6 purposes of the center. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 This bill reduces the standing limited appropriation to the 11 economic development authority to support the world food prize 12 from $1 million to $200,000. The bill makes a standing limited 13 appropriation of $400,000 to the department of human services 14 to support an Iowa food bank association to assist entities 15 providing food assistance to persons in need, and $400,000 16 to the Leopold center for sustainable agriculture which is 17 established as part of Iowa state university of science and 18 technology. 19 -2- LSB 5993YH (7) 88 da/tm 2/ 2