Resolve, To Facilitate the Distribution of Food Harvested or Processed in Maine to Residents with Food Insecurity
Maine Legislature, Session 127, LD 1471
Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development
Sponsors: THIBODEAU, HICKMAN, EDGECOMB, HASKELL, MASON, WHITTEMORE, BLACK, EVES, ROTUNDO, TIMBERLAKE

Legislative Document 
No. 1471 
S.P. 569 
In Senate, December 18, 2015 
Resolve, To Facilitate the Distribution of Food Harvested or 
Processed in Maine to Residents with Food Insecurity 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203. 
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on December 18, 2015.  Referred to the Committee 
on Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and 
ordered printed. 
HEATHER J.R. PRIEST 
Secretary of the Senate 
Presented by President THIBODEAU of Waldo. 
Cosponsored by Representative HICKMAN of Winthrop and 
Senators: EDGECOMB of Aroostook, HASKELL of Cumberland, MASON of Androscoggin, 
WHITTEMORE of Somerset, Representatives: BLACK of Wilton, Speaker EVES of North 
Berwick, ROTUNDO of Lewiston, TIMBERLAKE of Turner. 
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 agricultural products and seafood harvested in the 
State in order to provide access to those agricultural products and seafood to residents of 
the State with food insecurity.  The entity selected must be qualified in the safe handling 
of food products.  The authority shall administer the funds allocated for the purposes 
stated in this section 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 annually to the joint standing committee of the 
Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture, conservation and forestry matters.  The 
report must contain information regarding the entity’s progress on meeting the purposes 
of section 1 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 to provide agricultural products and seafood harvested in the 
State to residents of the State with food insecurity. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve requires the Finance Authority of Maine, through a request for proposal 
process, to select and contract with a statewide entity to purchase, process, store and 
transport agricultural products and seafood harvested in the State in order to provide 
access to those agricultural products and seafood to residents of the State with food 
insecurity.  The resolve requires an annual report regarding the progress of the entity 
selected and the efforts needed to achieve the purpose of providing food to residents of 
the State with food insecurity.  The initiative is funded using $3,000,000 transferred on a 
one-time basis from the Fund for a Healthy Maine; the authority is responsible for the 
administration of the funds and may retain a portion of the funds for the reasonable 
administrative costs incurred by the authority.  
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE 
2015-16
2016-17
All Other 
$0
$3,000,000
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL 
$0
$3,000,000