Bill Amendment: FL S2500 | 2015 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Appropriations

Status: 2015-05-01 - Died in returning Messages [S2500 Detail]

Download: Florida-2015-S2500-Senate_Committee_Amendment_995004.html

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995004                                                     
Florida Senate - 2015                                Committee       Amendment
SPB2500                                                 AGG              21


The Committee on Appropriations (Hays) recommended the following 
amendment:

Section: 05              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 204             Authorizes the Department of Agriculture and 
                         Consumer Services to provide rebates to food service 
Spec App: 1511           establishments that donate excess food to qualified 
                         501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, 
        DEPARTMENT OF, AND COMMISSIONER OF 
        AGRICULTURE
        Program: Agricultural Economic 
        Development
        Food, Nutrition And Wellness  42170700

        In Section 05  On Page 204
1511    Special Categories  100777
        Contracted Services  IOEA

Following Specific Appropriation 1511, INSERT:

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 1511, $500,000 from the Food 
and Nutrition Services Trust Fund shall be used to provide rebates to 
food service establishments licensed under chapter 509, Florida 
Statutes, that donate excess food as defined in 26 U.S.C, section 170, 
to qualified 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporations. The amount of any rebate 
shall be no greater than 10 cents per pound of donated food during the 
current calendar year. Participating food service establishments shall 
provide written proof of all donations to the Department of Agriculture 
and Consumer Services.





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