HF 4181

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 04/12/2018 04:46pm

A bill for an act
relating to agriculture; appropriating money for a grant to Second Harvest
Heartland.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATION; SECOND HARVEST HEARTLAND GRANT.
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new text begin $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of agriculture for a grant to Second Harvest Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six Second
Harvest food banks for the purchase of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food shelves
and other charitable organizations that are eligible to receive food from the food banks.
Milk purchased with the grant money authorized under this section must be acquired from
Minnesota milk processors and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be allocated to each
Second Harvest food bank serving Minnesota according to the formula used in the distribution
of United States Department of Agriculture commodities under the Emergency Food
Assistance Program. Second Harvest Heartland must submit quarterly reports to the
commissioner on forms prescribed by the commissioner. The reports must include, but are
not limited to, information on the expenditure of funds, the amount of milk purchased, and
the organizations to which the milk was distributed. Second Harvest Heartland may enter
into contracts or agreements with food banks for shared funding or reimbursement of the
direct purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving money from this appropriation may use
up to two percent of the grant for administrative expenses. This appropriation is in addition
to the appropriation under Laws 2017, chapter 88, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5,
paragraph (i).
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