Resolve, To Facilitate the Distribution of Food Harvested or Processed in Maine to Residents with Food Insecurity
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1471
Committee Amendment CA_A_S373 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A" to S.P. 569, L.D. 1471, "Resolve, To Facilitate 
the Distribution of Food Harvested or Processed in Maine to Residents with Food 
Insecurity" 
Amend the resolve by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'Resolve, To Facilitate the Distribution of Food Harvested in Maine to Residents 
with Food Insecurity' 
Amend the resolve by striking out everything after the title and before the summary 
and inserting the following: 
'Sec. 1. 
Finance Authority of Maine to select entity to provide food 
harvested in the State to residents with food insecurity and to administer 
funds. 
Resolved: That the Finance Authority of Maine, through the request for 
proposal process, shall select and contract with an appropriate statewide entity to 
purchase, process, store and transport fresh and fresh frozen fruits and vegetables and 
seafood harvested in the State in order to increase access to fresh and fresh frozen fruit 
and vegetables and seafood to residents of the State with food insecurity. When selecting 
the entity, the authority shall consult with and accept assistance from experts in the areas 
of agriculture, food security and public health. The entity selected must be qualified in 
the safe handling of food products by adhering to all local, state and federal food safety 
regulations, by participating in an annual 3rd-party food safety audit performed by a 
nationally certified auditor and having experience in the distribution of food to low-
income populations. The authority shall administer the funds allocated for the purposes 
stated in this section until they are finally disbursed and may retain a portion of those 
funds for the reasonable costs of administering this section; and be it further 
Sec. 2. Report. Resolved: That the Finance Authority of Maine, as a condition 
of the award of the contract pursuant to section 1, shall require the entity selected to 
submit a report by December 1st of 2016, 2017 and 2018 to the joint standing committees 
of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and forestry matters 
and over health and human services matters. Each report must contain information 
regarding the entity's progress on meeting the purposes of section 1, including how funds 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
ROFS 
COMMIITEE AMENDMENT "A" to S.P. 569, L.D. 1471 
were expended, types and amount of fruits, vegetables and seafood purchased and how 
access and availability were increased, and the efforts needed, if any, to achieve the 
purpose of providing food harvested in the State to residents with food insecurity; and be 
it further 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. Resolved: 
That the following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
FINANCE AUTHORITY OF MAINE 
Maine Harvested Food Products for Residents with Food Insecurity N222 
Initiative: Allocates funds on a one-time basis to provide fresh and fresh frozen fruits and 
vegetables and seafood harvested in the State to residents of the State with food 
insecurity. 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
All Other 
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOT AL 
SUMMARY 
2015-16 
$0 
$0 
2016-17 
$3,000,000 
$3,000,000 
This amendment makes changes to the process by which the Finance Authority of 
Maine selects an entity to implement the program in the bill by requiring the authority to 
consult with relevant experts and clarifying the food safety qualifications the selected 
entity must possess. The amendment specifies that fresh and fresh frozen fruits and 
vegetables harvested in Maine must be provided through the program. 
The amendment clarifies that the program will be funded through a transfer of 
$3,000,000 from the Fund for a Healthy Maine on a one-time basis and the authority is 
directed to administer the funds allocated for the program only until they are finally 
disbursed. The amendment requires the selected entity to submit a report to both the joint 
standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation 
and forestry matters and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over health and human services matters by December 1st of 2016, 2017 and 
2018. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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Approved: 02/22/16 
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LD 1471 
LR 2382(02) 
Resolve, To Facilitate the Distribution of Food Harvested or Processed in Maine to Residents with 
Food Insecurity 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment 'W1(S-3"'1~) 
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development 
Net Cost (Savings) 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Appropriations/ Allocations 
Fund for a Healthy Maine 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY 2015-16 
FY 2016-17 
$0 
$3,000,000 
$0 
$3,000,000 
Projections 
FY 2017-18 
$0 
$0 
Projections 
FY 2018-19 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a one-time Fund for a Healthy Maine allocation of $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2016-17 to the Finance 
Authority of Maine to create and administer the Maine Harvested Food Products for Residents with Food Insecurity 
program. The unallocated balance in the Fund for a Healthy Maine is sufficient to cover this additional allocation. 
The Finance Authority of Maine has indicated that it will be able to implement and administer the program within the 
provisions established in this legislation. 
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