An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Ending Ifu~ger by 2030 Advisory Group
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 0174
Committee Amendment CA_A_H899 (House)
Amends: 5 MRSA §3104-A

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT" A-,, to H.P. 127, L.D. 174, "An Act To Implement 
the Recommendations of the Ending Ifu~ger by 2030 Advisory Group" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 
'An Act To Implement Maine's Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030' 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §3104-A, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 2019, c. 383, §5, is amended 
to read: 
2. Duties of the office. Under the supervision of the director, the office shall: 
A. Provide technical assistance to the Governor in identifying intermediate and long-
range goals and policies for the State and appropriate measures to achieve these goals; 
B. Conduct continuing analysis of the economy, human resources, natural resources 
and energy resources of the State, as well as other issues as directed by the Governor; 
collect and collate all data and statistics relating to these matters; and assist the 
Governor and state departments in formulating policies and programs to achieve 
identified goals; 
C. Pa1ticipate with other states or their subdivisions in interstate policy planning and 
provide guidance to other state or local governments to assist their policy planning; 
D. Assist the State in applying for, using and leveraging federal and private grant-
making sources on issues of impmtance to the State; aH4 
E. Act as a coordinating agency among departments and agencies of State Government 
on issues requiring multiple departments or agencies to work together to develop 
strategies to respond to state challenges.,;_ 
F. Act as lead agency for departments and agencies of State Government to implement 
a strategic plan to end hunger in the State by 2030. Strategies must include: 
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(l) Building infrastructure and capacity necessary within and outside State 
Government to coordinate implementation of the plan to end hunger in the State: 
(2) Ensuring consistent, easy and equitable access to healthy and culturally 
appropriate food; 
(3) Promoting, supporting and enabling economic security and opportunity for all 
households in the State: 
(4) 
Focusing on collective responsibility to amplify the voices of persons 
experiencing food insecurity: and 
(5) Closing the equity gap in household food insecurity by addressing underlying 
structural inequities: and 
G. Establish an advisory committee to guide the implementation of the strategic plan 
under paragraph F to end hunger in the State. The advisory committee must be 
composed of members with expertise relevant to the strategic plan to end hunger in the 
State, including, but not limited to, expertise related to economic development, 
employment, housing, children's issues, health care, education, transportation, 
emergency food and the social safety net as well as expertise that derives from lived 
experience of poverty and food insecurity. At least 1/3 of the members, or 3 members, 
whichever is greater, of the advisory committee must be persons with lived experience 
of food insecurity or generational poverty. The advisory committee shall submit a 
report to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over 
agriculture matters: health and human services matters: labor and housing matters: 
transportation matters; and economic and community development matters no later 
than January 1st of each year until 2030 regarding activities and progress made toward 
ending hunger in the State by 2030. The joint standing committees may each submit a 
bill to the Legislature each year relating to the subject matter of the report. 
Sec. 2. Strategic plan to end hunger by 2030. The Office of Policy Innovation 
and the Future established by the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 3102 shall 
implement the strategies to build infrastructure and increase capacity to end hunger in the 
State as outlined in the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry January 2022 
report, "Everyone at the. Table: Maine's Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030." 
Sec. 3. 
Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and 
allocations are made. 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
Office of Policy Innovation and the Future Z135 
Initiative: Appropriates funds for one Public Service Coordinator II position, 3 Public 
Service Coordinator I positions and related All Other costs to design and implement a 
strategic plan to end hunger in the State and to establish and support an advisory committee 
to guide implementation of the plan. 
GENERAL FUND 
POSITIONS - LEGISLATIVE COUNT 
Personal Services 
All Other 
2021-22 
0.000 
$0 
$0 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
2022-23 
4.000 
$574,446 
$28,800 
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COM:MITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 127, L.D. 174 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
$0 
$603,246 
Office of Policy Innovation and the Future Z135 
Initiative: Appropriates one-time funds for professional services for the design services and 
communications campaign. 
GENERAL FUND 
All Other 
GENERAL FUND TOTAL 
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS 
GENERAL FUND 
DEPARTMENT TOTAL-ALL FUNDS 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2021-22 
$0 
$0 
2022-23 
$180,000 
$180,000 
2022-23 
$783,246 
$783,246 
Amend the bill by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section 
number to read consecutively. 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill, which is a concept draft. The amendment, which is 
the majority report of the committee, requires the Office of Policy Innovation and the 
Future to act as the lead agency to implement a strategic plan to end hunger in the State. 
The amendment requires the office to establish an advisory committee to guide the 
implementation of the strategic plan to end hunger in the State and to submit a report to the 
joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over agriculture matters; 
health and human services matters; labor and housing matters; transportation matters; and 
economic and community development matters no later than January 1st of each year until 
2030 regarding activities and progress made toward ending hunger in the State by 2030. 
The amendment requires the office to implement the strategies to build infrastructure 
and increase capacity to end hunger in the State as outlined in the Department of 
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry January 2022 report, "Everyone at the Table: 
Maine's Roadmap to End Hunger by 2030. 11 
The amendment also adds an appropriations and allocations section. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/19/22 fe'ac=.. 
LD 174 
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An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Ending Hunger by 2030 Advisory Group 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment jt' CH-f 19) 
Committee: Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
FY2021-22 
FY 2022-23 
$0 
$783,246 
$0 
$783,246 
Projections 
FY 2023-24 
$597,628 
$597,628 
Projections 
FY2024-25 
$616,599 
$616,599 
This bill provides an ongoing General Fund appropriation of $603,246 in fiscal year 2022-23 to the Office of Policy 
Innovation and the Future in the Executive Department for one Public Service Coordinator II position, 3 Public 
Service Coordinator I positions and related All Other costs to design and implement a strategic plan to end hunger in 
the State and to establish and support an advisory committee to guide implementation of the plan, The bill also 
provides a one-time General Fund appropriation of $180,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 to the Office of Policy Innovation 
and the Future for the design and implementation of a communications campaign for the strategic plan. 
Any additional costs to the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and 
Transportation to implement the provisions of this bill are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing 
budgeted resources. 
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