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Food System Resiliency Council bill clarifies terms, extends planning duty; agencies signal support
Summary
Delegate Lori Charcuti’s bill would update definitions (e.g., ‘wasted food’ and ‘healthy food priority areas’) and shift the council toward ongoing strategic work rather than a one-time plan; departmental witnesses said they support the amendment to align reporting with existing program responsibilities.
House Bill 9 would revise the statute establishing the Maryland Food System Resiliency Council to modernize terminology and change the council’s reporting and strategic-planning duties to a continuing process.
Delegate Lori Charcuti told the committee the bill replaces the term “food desert” with “healthy food priority areas” and adopts “wasted food”…
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