Bill Text: IA HR112 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution encouraging state and local governments to increase the direct purchase of nutritious and healthy food from local and regional producers, including through Iowa's regional food systems.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-1)
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2020-06-13 - Laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 766. [HR112 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HR112-Introduced.html
House
Resolution
112
-
Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
112
BY
ISENHART
,
WILLIAMS
,
KURTH
,
GASKILL
,
THEDE
,
BEARINGER
,
STECKMAN
,
WILBURN
,
McKEAN
,
BENNETT
,
KRESSIG
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
STAED
,
JACOBY
,
EHLERT
,
McCONKEY
,
COHOON
,
WINCKLER
,
ANDERSON
,
MASCHER
,
and
DONAHUE
A
Resolution
encouraging
state
and
local
governments
1
to
increase
the
direct
purchase
of
nutritious
and
2
healthy
food
from
local
and
regional
producers,
3
including
through
Iowa’s
regional
food
systems.
4
WHEREAS,
Iowa’s
Regional
Food
Systems
Working
Group,
5
comprised
of
15
geographically
based
groups
covering
6
91
Iowa
counties,
is
a
network
established
in
2003
to
7
support
Iowans
who
are
working
together
to
build
more
8
resilient
food
systems;
and
9
WHEREAS,
each
regional
group
convenes
multiple
10
stakeholders,
including
farm
producers,
food
11
processors,
and
other
businesses,
nonprofit
12
organizations,
Iowa
State
University
Extension
13
and
Outreach,
the
Leopold
Center
for
Sustainable
14
Agriculture,
resource
conservation
and
development
15
organizations,
educational
institutions,
and
other
16
state
and
local
government
entities
to
support
local
17
and
regional
food
system
development;
and
18
WHEREAS,
in
2011
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
128,
the
General
19
Assembly
created
the
Local
Food
and
Farm
Program
and
20
the
Local
Food
and
Farm
Program
Fund
administered
by
21
the
Department
of
Agriculture
and
Land
Stewardship,
to
22
support
the
diversification
of
Iowa
agriculture
and
23
Iowa’s
economy
through
the
development
of
integrated
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local
food
systems
to
promote
the
production,
sale,
and
1
consumption
of
food
grown
in
Iowa;
and
2
WHEREAS,
beginning
in
2011,
the
General
Assembly
has
3
annually
appropriated
moneys
to
support
the
Local
Food
4
and
Farm
Program
administered
under
Iowa
Code
chapter
5
267A;
and
6
WHEREAS,
according
to
a
2014
report
published
by
7
Iowa
State
University
of
Science
and
Technology,
Iowa
8
farmers
responding
to
a
survey
reported
a
more
than
23
9
percent
year-over-year
increase
in
food
sales
through
10
direct-to-consumer
transactions
such
as
farmers’
11
markets
and
community-supported
agriculture,
as
well
12
as
through
wholesalers
and
large-volume
institutional
13
buyers
such
as
grocery
stores,
restaurants,
schools,
14
and
hospitals;
and
15
WHEREAS,
according
to
a
2014
report
published
16
by
Iowa
State
University
of
Science
and
Technology,
17
larger-scale
buyers
of
local
foods
responding
to
a
18
survey
reported
increased
purchases
in
local
food
19
sales
totaling
more
than
$22
million
in
2012-2013,
20
with
80
percent
of
those
annual
sales
made
to
just
37
21
buyers,
for
an
average
of
almost
$250,000
in
local
food
22
purchases
per
buyer
per
year;
and
23
WHEREAS,
according
to
a
2016
report
published
by
24
the
Union
of
Concerned
Scientists,
if
all
intermediate
25
and
institutional
buyers
in
Iowa
purchased
local
food
26
at
the
same
level
as
survey
respondents,
more
than
$3
27
billion
in
new
economic
activity
would
be
generated
for
28
the
state’s
economy,
supporting
16,997
midsize
farms,
29
and
supporting
178,000
total
jobs
in
Iowa,
including
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49,000
full-time
farm
jobs;
and
1
WHEREAS,
targeted
government
procurement
policies
2
have
been
successfully
used
to
spur
economic
growth,
3
increase
employment,
develop
rural
communities,
foster
4
the
creation
of
value
chain
partnerships
and
promote
5
small
businesses,
including
businesses
operated
by
6
families,
young
entrepreneurs,
veterans,
minorities,
7
persons
with
disabilities,
ex-offenders,
and
others
8
underrepresented
within
the
private
sector;
and
9
WHEREAS,
Iowa
has
established
a
successful
10
high-profile
precedent
for
using
a
procurement
policy
11
to
promote
Iowa
agriculture
through
a
commitment
at
all
12
levels
of
government
to
use
bio-based
fuels;
and
13
WHEREAS,
food
policy
councils
have
been
established
14
in
several
Iowa
counties,
including
Dubuque,
Johnson,
15
Linn,
Cass,
and
Woodbury
counties,
which
have
come
16
together
as
the
Iowa
Food
Policy
Coalition,
to
identify
17
local
and
state
policies,
programs
and
resources,
18
as
well
as
private
sector
initiatives,
to
develop
19
local
and
regional
food
systems
and
infrastructure
20
to
fulfill
the
needs
of
both
farm
producers
and
food
21
consumers;
and
22
WHEREAS,
the
Iowa
Healthiest
State
Initiative
23
instituted
by
Governor
Terry
Branstad,
and
supported
by
24
Governor
Kim
Reynolds,
is
dedicated
to
achieving
the
25
goal
of
making
Iowa
the
healthiest
state
in
the
nation,
26
and
making
“double
up
food
bucks”
for
individuals
27
receiving
nutrition
assistance
a
staple
of
its
menu
of
28
programs;
and
29
WHEREAS,
government
procurement
preferences
focused
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on
small
local
food
producers
will
have
ancillary
1
benefits,
such
as
increasing
the
availability
of
2
fresher
and
healthier
foods;
improving
nutrition
3
among
populations
vulnerable
to
diabetes,
obesity,
and
4
other
chronic
health
conditions;
reducing
negative
5
impacts
associated
with
soil
erosion
and
water
6
pollution;
as
well
as
diminishing
the
use
of
energy
7
resources
associated
with
damaging
climate
impacts;
NOW
8
THEREFORE,
9
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
10
That
the
House
of
Representatives
strongly
encourages
11
universities
under
the
direction
of
the
State
Board
of
12
Regents
to
increase
the
direct
purchase
of
nutritious
13
and
healthy
food
from
local
and
regional
producers,
14
including
through
food
hubs
created
with
the
support
of
15
Iowa’s
expanding
Local
Food
and
Farm
Program;
and
16
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
17
Representatives
strongly
encourages
other
state
and
18
local
government
entities
including
the
Department
19
of
Administrative
Services
and
agencies
purchasing
20
through
that
department,
the
Department
for
the
Blind,
21
community
colleges,
and
the
Department
of
Corrections
22
and
associated
institutions,
as
well
as
counties,
23
cities,
and
public
schools
to
increase
the
direct
24
purchase
of
nutritious
and
healthy
food
from
local
and
25
regional
producers,
including
through
food
hubs
created
26
with
the
support
of
Iowa’s
expanding
Local
Food
and
27
Farm
Program;
and
28
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
29
Representatives
strongly
encourages
state
and
local
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entities
to
establish
procurement
goals
for
the
1
purchase
of
healthy
and
nutritious
food
grown
by
2
local
and
regional
producers
and
to
become
active
3
participants
in
a
regional
food
system
working
4
group;
and
5
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
the
House
of
6
Representatives
urges
all
public
entities
engaged
in
7
cooperative
or
coordinated
food
purchasing
to
establish
8
procurement
specifications
requiring
vendors
to
source
9
a
designated
percentage
of
food
from
local
and
regional
10
producers
in
order
to
be
recognized
as
a
qualified
11
bidder;
and
12
BE
IT
FURTHER
RESOLVED,
That
copies
of
this
13
Resolution
be
sent
to
the
Governor,
the
President
14
of
the
State
Board
of
Regents,
the
Director
of
the
15
Department
of
Administrative
Services,
the
Director
16
of
the
Department
for
the
Blind,
the
Director
of
17
the
Department
of
Education,
the
Iowa
Association
18
of
Community
College
Trustees,
the
Director
of
the
19
Department
of
Corrections,
the
Iowa
State
Association
20
of
Counties,
and
the
Iowa
League
of
Cities.
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