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Senator Hickman and agencies discuss plan to raise state institutions' Maine food procurement to 30% by 2030
Summary
Sen. Craig Hickman presented amended legislation to expand and clarify the state's Maine Foods procurement program, defining covered state institutions, encouraging "opportunity buying" for local producers and setting an updated goal of at least 30% Maine food and products by 2030.
Sen. Craig Hickman, sponsor: Sen. Craig Hickman (Senate District 14) asked the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to consider LD 1141, a revised version of existing state procurement law that would raise the state's goal for buying Maine-grown or -processed foods from 20% (the 2025 target in current statute) to 30% by Feb. 1, 2030, and clarify roles and tools for reaching that aggregate target.
Key points: Hickman circulated a strike-and-replace amendment that (1) defines which "state institutions" are covered (Department of Corrections facilities, the two state psychiatric centers named, and Maine Veterans' Homes), (2) clarifies the duties of an institutional food procurement coordinator to strengthen links among producers, distributors and state buyers, (3) preserves the concept of "opportunity buying"…
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