1-1     By:  Solis, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Duncan)          H.B. No. 1086
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House March 22, 2001;
 1-3     March 26, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Natural Resources; April 18, 2001, reported favorably by the
 1-5     following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 18, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-7                                   AN ACT
 1-8     relating to a grant program to provide surplus agricultural
 1-9     products to organizations that serve needy or low-income
1-10     individuals.
1-11           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12           SECTION 1. Title 2, Agriculture Code, is amended by adding
1-13     Chapter 20 to read as follows:
1-14           CHAPTER 20.  GRANT PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS
1-15                            AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
1-16           Sec. 20.001.  CREATION.  The department by rule shall develop
1-17     a program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for the
1-18     purpose of collecting and distributing surplus agricultural
1-19     products to food banks and other charitable organizations that
1-20     serve needy or low-income individuals.
1-21           Sec. 20.002.  ELIGIBILITY.  Subject to available funds, a
1-22     nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this
1-23     chapter if the organization:
1-24                 (1)  has at least five years of experience coordinating
1-25     a statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that
1-26     serve each county of this state;
1-27                 (2)  operates a program that coordinates the collection
1-28     and transportation of surplus agricultural products to a statewide
1-29     network of food banks that provide food to needy or low-income
1-30     individuals; and
1-31                 (3)  submits to the department, in the manner and time
1-32     prescribed by the department, a proposal for the collection and
1-33     distribution to food banks or other charitable organizations for
1-34     use in providing food to needy or low-income individuals of surplus
1-35     agricultural products, including:
1-36                       (A)  a description of the proposal;
1-37                       (B)  a schedule of projected costs for the
1-38     proposal;
1-39                       (C)  measurable goals for the proposal; and
1-40                       (D)  a plan for evaluating the success of the
1-41     proposal.
1-42           Sec. 20.003.  REPORT.  A nonprofit organization that receives
1-43     a grant under this chapter must report the results of the project
1-44     to the department in the manner prescribed by the department.
1-45           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-46     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-47     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-48     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-49     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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