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Committee approves amendment to expand eligibility and increases small‑grant match in livestock investment program
Summary
House File 1796 (as amended) would modify the Livestock Investment Grant by changing eligibility language, raising match rates for small projects and lowering larger caps; department testimony said average grants run about $17,000 and that the agency caps awards at $250,000; the A1 amendment was adopted and the bill was laid over.
Representative Nelson presented House File 1796, a bill proposing modifications to the Livestock Investment Grant program. Nelson offered an A1 amendment that the committee adopted; members then heard testimony from producers and from the Department of Agriculture.
The A1 amendment makes several substantive changes described by the author: it replaces the term "person" with "eligible applicant," changes cost‑sharing tiers (increasing the program match on the first $20,000 to 50% and…
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