I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 293 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial assistance 
for the construction, improvement, and rehabilitation of farmers markets. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2007 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. FARR, Mrs. 
JONES of Ohio, Mr. KIND, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. MARSHALL, Ms. MCCOL-
LUM of Minnesota, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. WOOL-
SEY, and Mr. CONYERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide financial 
assistance for the construction, improvement, and reha-
bilitation of farmers markets. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farmers Markets In-
frastructure Assistance Act of 2007’’. 
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SEC. 2. INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR FARMERS MAR-
KETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to exercising authority 
to make loans and loan guarantees under other law, the 
Secretary shall make loans, loan guarantees, and grants 
to public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the con-
struction of new farmers markets, or the improvement or 
rehabilitation of existing farmers markets. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a loan, 
loan guarantee, or grant under subsection (a) with respect 
to a farmers market the public agency or nonprofit organi-
zation involved shall— 
(1) demonstrate financial need as determined 
by the Secretary; and 
(2) commit to reserving at least 50 percent of 
the floor area of the farmers market for the sale of 
products that are produced locally, as determined by 
the Secretary, by farmers, ranchers, or aquaculture, 
mariculture, or fisheries operators, or by associa-
tions of farmers, ranchers, or such operators. 
(c) COST SHARING.— 
(1) GRANTS.—The amount of a grant shall not 
exceed 25 percent of the cost of the activity funded 
under subsection (a). 
(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF COMBINED GRANT 
AND LOAN.—The combined amount of a grant and 
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loan made or guaranteed shall not exceed 80 percent 
of the cost of the activity funded under subsection 
(a). 
(d) INTEREST RATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A loan made by the Sec-
retary under subsection (a) shall bear interest at the 
rate equivalent to the rate of interest charged on 
Treasury securities of comparable maturity on the 
date the loan is approved. 
(2) DURATION.—The interest rate for each loan 
will remain in effect for the term of the loan. 
(e) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity Cred-
it Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry 
out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 
through 2012. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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