Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1379 Compare Versions

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10	10	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to food recovery; amending s. 595.420, 2
16	16	F.S.; providing definitions; directing the Department 3
17	17	of Agriculture and Consumer Services, subject to 4
18	18	appropriation, to implement a pilot program to provide 5
19	19	incentives to Florida growers to contribute high -6
20	20	quality fresh fruits and vegetables to food recovery 7
21	21	entities in the state; authorizing food recovery 8
22	22	entities to negotiate the purchase price of produc e 9
23	23	and reimburse agricultural companies for certain 10
24	24	costs; providing produce shipping requirements; 11
25	25	requiring the department to reimburse food recovery 12
26	26	entities for certain costs; providing reimbursement 13
27	27	invoice requirements; requiring the department to 14
28	28	submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by a 15
29	29	specified date and to adopt rules; providing an 16
30	30	appropriation; providing an effective date. 17
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32	32	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19
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34	34	Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 595.420, 21
35	35	Florida Statutes, to read: 22
36	36	595.420 Food recovery; legislative intent; department 23
37	37	functions.— 24
38	38	(8)(a) As used in this subsection, the term: 25
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51	51	1. "Agricultural company" means a fruit or vegetable 26
52	52	producer in the state that has an affiliated shipp er and is 27
53	53	licensed under the United States Perishable Agricultural 28
54	54	Commodities Act. 29
55	55	2. "Food recovery entity" means a nonprofit association 30
56	56	engaged in food recovery and distribution with at least 20 years 31
57	57	of operation in the state that has received a min imum of 10 32
58	58	million pounds of perishable produce annually for the last 3 33
59	59	years. 34
60	60	(b) Subject to appropriation, the department shall 35
61	61	implement a pilot program to provide incentives to Florida 36
62	62	agricultural companies to contribute high -quality fresh fruits 37
63	63	and vegetables to food recovery entities in the state. The goal 38
64	64	of the pilot program is to reach annual contributions of 50 39
65	65	million pounds of high -quality fresh fruits and vegetables from 40
66	66	Florida growers to food recovery entities by July 1, 2025. 41
67	67	(c) To encourage agricultural companies to contribute 42
68	68	high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables, a food recovery entity 43
69	69	may negotiate the price per pound for produce and reimburse 44
70	70	agricultural companies on a dollar -for-dollar basis for costs 45
71	71	relating to picking, pac king, precooling, and transporting high -46
72	72	quality fresh fruits and vegetables from the farm to the food 47
73	73	recovery entity. Such produce must meet the Unites States 48
74	74	Department of Agriculture grade 1 or 2 standards and must be 49
75	75	shipped within 7 days after the har vest date. The shipping date 50
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88	88	may be modified based on the expected shelf life of a particular 51
89	89	fruit or vegetable, as long as the modified shipping date will 52
90	90	not affect the grade 1 or 2 standards. The harvest date must be 53
91	91	included on the invoice provided by the agricultural company to 54
92	92	the food recovery entity. 55
93	93	(d) The department shall reimburse food recovery entities 56
94	94	on a dollar-for-dollar basis for the purchase of high -quality 57
95	95	fresh fruits and vegetables from agricultural companies plus a 58
96	96	10 cents per pound distribution reimbursement. To receive 59
97	97	reimbursement, a food recovery entity must submit an invoice as 60
98	98	prescribed by the department, which includes, at a minimum, the 61
99	99	following information: 62
100	100	1. Ship date. 63
101	101	2. Ship location by city. 64
102	102	3. Harvest date. 65
103	103	4. Packaging type and size. 66
104	104	5. Delivery location by city. 67
105	105	6. Delivery date. 68
106	106	7. Received weight in total pounds for each crop. 69
107	107	8. Total price per pound for each crop. 70
108	108	9. Total invoice price paid. 71
109	109	10. Total pounds delivered. 72
110	110	(e) The department shall submit a report on the pilot 73
111	111	program, including recommendations for legislation, to the 74
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125	125	House of Representatives by January 1, 2025. 76
126	126	(f) The department shall adopt ru les to implement this 77
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128	128	Section 2. For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the sum of $5 79
129	129	million in nonrecurring funds is appropriated to the Department 80
130	130	of Agriculture and Consumer Services to implement a pilot 81
131	131	program pursuant to s. 595.420(8), Flori da Statutes. 82
132	132	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 83