Bill Text: IA HF209 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program, making a supplemental appropriation, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-07 - Introduced, referred to Agriculture. H.J. 250. [HF209 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF209-Introduced.html
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BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
double
up
food
bucks
program,
making
a
1
supplemental
appropriation,
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
1
STEWARDSHIP
——
DOUBLE
UP
FOOD
BUCKS
PROGRAM
——
SUPPLEMENTAL
2
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
3
the
state
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
4
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
5
30,
2024,
in
addition
to
any
other
funding
appropriated
for
6
such
purpose
for
the
same
fiscal
year,
the
following
amount,
7
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
8
designated:
9
To
provide
grants
to
support
the
double
up
food
bucks
10
program
administered
by
the
Iowa
healthiest
state
initiative
11
to
make
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
sold
at
farmers
markets,
12
grocery
stores,
and
other
participating
locations
accessible
13
to
individuals
and
families
who
reside
in
this
state
and
14
receive
assistance
through
the
federal
supplemental
nutrition
15
assistance
program:
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A
grant
recipient
that
receives
funding
pursuant
to
this
18
section
shall
provide
at
least
a
dollar-for-dollar
match
of
the
19
grant
assistance.
20
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
under
this
21
section
shall
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year,
but
22
shall
remain
available
for
the
purposes
designated.
23
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
24
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
the
double
up
food
bucks
program
by
29
making
a
supplemental
appropriation
from
the
general
fund
of
30
the
state
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
31
for
fiscal
year
2023–2024,
in
addition
to
any
other
funding
32
appropriated
for
such
purpose
for
the
same
fiscal
year,
to
33
provide
grants
to
support
the
double
up
food
bucks
program
34
administered
by
the
Iowa
healthiest
state
initiative
to
35
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make
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
sold
at
farmers
markets,
1
grocery
stores,
and
other
participating
locations
accessible
2
to
individuals
and
families
who
reside
in
this
state
and
3
receive
assistance
through
the
federal
supplemental
nutrition
4
assistance
program.
5
The
bill
requires
that
a
grant
recipient
that
receives
6
funding
pursuant
to
the
bill
shall
provide
at
least
a
7
dollar-for-dollar
match
of
the
grant
assistance.
Moneys
8
appropriated
under
the
bill
do
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
9
fiscal
year
but
remain
available
for
the
purposes
of
the
double
10
up
food
bucks
program.
11
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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