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Committee debates structure, staffing and funding for Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry fund
Summary
Legislators discussed creating a board and fund to support agriculture, food resiliency and forestry losses, debated a placeholder appropriation, administrative staffing, registration and application systems, and use of disaster declarations to target awards.
A legislative committee debated details of a proposal to create an “Agriculture, Food Resiliency & Forestry” board and fund to support farmers, loggers and related businesses after disasters and severe weather, including whether to include a placeholder appropriation and how to staff and administer the program.
Speaker 1, Committee member, said the agency would have a role in administering the fund and recommended considering an appropriation to ensure the board and agency have capacity to carry out duties. Committee members discussed whether to put a specific dollar amount in statute now or to create the fund vehicle and wait for appropriations.
Members referenced an earlier draft that included $7.5 million…
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