Amendment AA2-AB577

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 577

January 4, 2018 - Offered by Representative Krug.

AB577-AA2,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB577-AA2,1,2 1. Page 1, line 2: after “banks" insert “and emergency feeding organizations".

AB577-AA2,1,3 2. Page 2, line 12: after that line insert:

AB577-AA2,1,8 “(ag) “Emergency feeding organization” means a nonprofit organization that distributes or coordinates the distribution of federal commodities to food pantries or other organizations that dispense food to low-income individuals to alleviate hunger and that monitors its network for service data and compliance with operational and food safety standards.”.

AB577-AA2,1,9 3. Page 2, line 13: delete “(a)" and substitute “(ar)".

AB577-AA2,1,11 4. Page 2, line 15: after “hunger" insert “and that monitors its network for service data and compliance with operational and food safety standards".

AB577-AA2,1,12 5. Page 2, line 16: delete “Food" and substitute “Statewide food".

AB577-AA2,2,3 6. Page 2, line 17: delete “that, together, serve" and substitute “or that provides statewide support to a network of emergency feeding organizations and distributes food or federal commodities to".

AB577-AA2,2,5 7. Page 2, line 18: delete “award" and substitute “initiate a request-for-proposal process for the purpose of awarding”.

AB577-AA2,2,6 8. Page 2, line 19: after “a" insert “statewide".

AB577-AA2,2,7 9. Page 2, line 21: after “banks" insert “or emergency feeding organizations".

AB577-AA2,2,8 10. Page 2, line 22: after “the" insert “statewide".

AB577-AA2,2,9 11. Page 3, line 1: after “require the" insert “statewide".

AB577-AA2,2,10 12. Page 3, line 4: after “banks" insert “or emergency feeding organizations".

AB577-AA2,2,12 13. Page 3, line 6: after “food banks," insert “emergency feeding organizations,".

AB577-AA2,2,14 14. Page 3, line 7: delete “banks," and substitute “banks or emergency feeding organizations,".

AB577-AA2,2,15 15. Page 3, line 14: after that line insert:

AB577-AA2,2,20 “(5m) Only food pantries or other organizations that dispense food to low-income individuals to alleviate hunger operating in this state and that are members in good standing of a food bank or emergency feeding organization may receive farm products and food products from farms and food processing facilities accepting grant funds under this section from a statewide food bank association.”.

AB577-AA2,2,21 16. Page 3, line 15: after “a" insert “statewide".

AB577-AA2,2,23 17. Page 3, line 17: after “a food bank" insert “or emergency feeding organization".

AB577-AA2,3,2 18. Page 3, line 17: after “the food bank" insert “or emergency feeding organization".

AB577-AA2,3,4 19. Page 3, line 18: delete “a membership, affiliation, or delivery" and substitute “any".

AB577-AA2,3,5 20. Page 3, line 20: after that line insert:

AB577-AA2,3,10 “(6m) The department shall prohibit a statewide food bank association that accepts grant funds under this section from charging any fee to a food bank or emergency feeding organization for providing or delivering farm products or food products that are harvested, packaged, or transported using grant funds under this section.”.

AB577-AA2,3,11 21. Page 4, line 1: delete lines 1 to 3.

AB577-AA2,3,12 (End)