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Farmers, food groups urge creation of agricultural restricted receipt account after federal cuts
Summary
A coalition of farmers, land trusts and food‑system organizations told the Senate Finance Committee that a restricted receipt account within DEM for agricultural fees would help Rhode Island respond quickly to sudden federal funding changes and support local food purchases and farm services.
Dozens of farmers, food‑security nonprofits and land‑trust representatives urged the Senate Finance Committee on April 3 to support legislation establishing an agricultural restricted receipt account in the Department of Environmental Management to retain certain agricultural fee revenues for farm programs.
Why proponents want the account: witnesses said the change would let Rhode Island retain user and licensing fees to respond quickly if federal programs are reduced or terminated and to fund predictable, state‑level agricultural needs such as…
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