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Committee adopts substitute for SB28 to set rules for $5 million ag economic development fund
Summary
The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 28, which sets parameters for allocating $5,000,000 in state funds for agricultural economic development created in the 2024 state budget.
The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture adopted a committee substitute for Senate Bill 28, which sets parameters for allocating $5,000,000 in state funds for agricultural economic development created in the 2024 state budget, during a committee meeting where Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Jonathan Shell outlined the sector priorities and local economic impacts.
Chairman Howe opened discussion on the bill and thanked the agriculture department staff for their work. "This bill puts the framework around the ag economic development money that we dropped in the 2024 budget," Howe said before turning the floor over to Shell. The committee adopted the substitute by voice vote after a motion from Senator Yates and a second from Senator Richardson; a quorum was present.
The nut graf: SB28 instructs the Kentucky Department of Agriculture…
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