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Committee advances climate-resilient food-systems grant program bill
Summary
Lawmakers passed HB 2548 to establish a climate-resilient food-systems grant program within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity after the department and farming stakeholders testified in support. The committee will prepare a committee report with blank appropriation fields.
House Bill 2548 would create a climate-resilient food systems grant program in the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and appropriate funds. The department testified in strong support, and local farming groups and organizations offered backing for the proposal.
Witnesses told the committee the program would help farms adapt to climate impacts and support local food production. Committee members voted to pass a House draft (HD1) with amendments and defected effective dates to the standard drafting placeholder for later statutory language.
The committee's recommendation will be reflected in a committee report that includes appropriation placeholders to be filled in subsequent budget discussions.
