An Act To Reduce Hunger and Promote Maine Agriculture

Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.

AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY, DEPARTMENT OF

Statewide Hunger Relief Program N230

Initiative: Provides ongoing funds to contract with a nonprofit organization that provides statewide hunger relief services to allow that organization to engage in statewide hunger relief services, including, but not limited to, the purchase of food from Maine food producers and processors, to provide grants to local hunger relief programs and to pay the operational and distribution expenses of the organization.

GENERAL FUND	2019-20	2020-21
All Other	$2,500,000	$2,500,000
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$2,500,000	$2,500,000

summary

This bill provides an appropriation to allow the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to contract with a nonprofit organization that provides statewide hunger relief services to allow that organization to:

1. Engage in statewide hunger relief services, including, but not limited to, the purchase of food from Maine food producers and processors;

2. Provide grants to local hunger relief programs; and

3. Pay its operational and distribution expenses.