Rules panel backs resolution to develop statewide food-desert mapping tool
The House Rules Committee reported HJ 447, a resolution directing the Commission to End Hunger to develop a statewide food-desert mapping tool to update outdated data and incorporate transportation and equity factors; lawmakers questioned whether legislative services can provide technical support within current resources.
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The House Rules Committee on Feb. 14 reported HJ 447, a resolution directing the Commission to End Hunger to develop a statewide food-desert mapping tool that uses geographic, socioeconomic and demographic data to identify food deserts and so-called food-apartheid zones.
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