Delaware 2023-2024 Regular Session

Delaware House Bill HB392 Latest Draft

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                            SPONSOR:      Rep. Carson & Sen. Huxtable       Reps. Dorsey Walker, Yearick; Sens. Hansen, Hocker, Lawson, Pettyjohn, Sokola, Wilson           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY       HOUSE BILL NO. 392       AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DAIRY OPERATION RISK MANAGEMENT COVERAGE.      

     

     SPONSOR:      Rep. Carson & Sen. Huxtable       Reps. Dorsey Walker, Yearick; Sens. Hansen, Hocker, Lawson, Pettyjohn, Sokola, Wilson     

SPONSOR: Rep. Carson & Sen. Huxtable
Reps. Dorsey Walker, Yearick; Sens. Hansen, Hocker, Lawson, Pettyjohn, Sokola, Wilson

 SPONSOR:  

 Rep. Carson & Sen. Huxtable 

 Reps. Dorsey Walker, Yearick; Sens. Hansen, Hocker, Lawson, Pettyjohn, Sokola, Wilson 

   

 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

   

 HOUSE BILL NO. 392 

   

 AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 3 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO DAIRY OPERATION RISK MANAGEMENT COVERAGE. 

   

  BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:   Section 1. Amend Chapter 1, Title 3 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:    106. Dairy risk management assistance program.   (a) For purposes of this section:   (1) Dairy margin coverage program means a program operated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides risk management coverage based on the national price of milk and the average cost of feed. Dairy margin coverage program includes the program required by 7 U.S.C. 9053, and any successor or similar program operated by USDA.   (2) Department means the Department of Agriculture.   (3) Qualified dairy operator means a dairy operator in this State that is qualified to participate in a dairy margin coverage program.   (b) Subject to the availability of funding, the Department may administer a program to reimburse a qualified dairy operator for up to the full amount of the premium paid by the qualified dairy operator to participate in a dairy margin coverage program up to the maximum coverage level available under the program.   (c) A qualified dairy operator may apply to the Department for a reimbursement under this section, by submitting an application and required supporting material at the time and in the manner directed by the Department.      

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE: 

 Section 1. Amend Chapter 1, Title 3 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows: 

  106. Dairy risk management assistance program. 

 (a) For purposes of this section: 

 (1) Dairy margin coverage program means a program operated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that provides risk management coverage based on the national price of milk and the average cost of feed. Dairy margin coverage program includes the program required by 7 U.S.C. 9053, and any successor or similar program operated by USDA. 

 (2) Department means the Department of Agriculture. 

 (3) Qualified dairy operator means a dairy operator in this State that is qualified to participate in a dairy margin coverage program. 

 (b) Subject to the availability of funding, the Department may administer a program to reimburse a qualified dairy operator for up to the full amount of the premium paid by the qualified dairy operator to participate in a dairy margin coverage program up to the maximum coverage level available under the program. 

 (c) A qualified dairy operator may apply to the Department for a reimbursement under this section, by submitting an application and required supporting material at the time and in the manner directed by the Department. 

   

  SYNOPSIS   The United States Department of Agriculture runs a voluntary program that provides risk management coverage to dairy producers that pays out based on the difference between the national price of milk and the average cost of feed. This Act enables the Delaware Department of Agriculture, subject to the availability of funding, to reimburse eligible dairy operators in the state for the cost of the premium to enroll in the USDA program.      

 SYNOPSIS 

 The United States Department of Agriculture runs a voluntary program that provides risk management coverage to dairy producers that pays out based on the difference between the national price of milk and the average cost of feed. This Act enables the Delaware Department of Agriculture, subject to the availability of funding, to reimburse eligible dairy operators in the state for the cost of the premium to enroll in the USDA program.