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Appropriations committee amends H.167; implementation of Vermonters Feeding Vermonters made contingent on funding, amendment approved 8‑0
Summary
Committee members accepted an amendment to H.167 that strips the bill’s $2 million line item and makes the new Vermonters Feeding Vermonters program contingent on an appropriation; committee staff said the biennial budget includes $500,000 that would allow implementation if enacted.
The committee reviewed H.167, the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters measure, and accepted the Appropriations Committee’s amendment that removes a $2,000,000 direct appropriation from the bill and makes the agency’s duty to implement the new grant program contingent on a fiscal‑year appropriation.
Tom Stevens, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, and staff explained that H.167 as passed out of the House originally included a $2,000,000 appropriation to the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (AAFM) to establish the Vermonters Feeding Vermonters grant program, including an administrative allowance of up to $67,500. Appropriations staff said their amendment…
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