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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | 5 | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | 6 | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | 7 | amendment. | |
| 8 | - | Italics indicate opposite chamber/conference committee amendments. | |
| 9 | 8 | *hb0009* | |
| 10 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 10 | HOUSE BILL 9 | |
| 12 | - | E4 (5lr1371) | |
| 13 | - | ENROLLED BILL | |
| 14 | - | — Environment and Transportation/Education, Energy, and the Environment — | |
| 15 | - | Introduced by Delegate Charkoudian Delegates Charkoudian, Behler, Boyce, | |
| 16 | - | Foley, Lehman, Ruth, and Terrasa | |
| 17 | - | ||
| 18 | - | Read and Examined by Proofreaders: | |
| 19 | - | ||
| 20 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 21 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 22 | - | _______________________________________________ | |
| 23 | - | Proofreader. | |
| 24 | - | ||
| 25 | - | Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his approval this | |
| 26 | - | ||
| 27 | - | _______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M. | |
| 28 | - | ||
| 29 | - | ______________________________________________ | |
| 30 | - | Speaker. | |
| 11 | + | E4 5lr1371 | |
| 12 | + | (PRE–FILED) CF 5lr1372 | |
| 13 | + | By: Delegate Charkoudian Delegates Charkoudian, Behler, Boyce, Foley, | |
| 14 | + | Lehman, Ruth, and Terrasa | |
| 15 | + | Requested: October 25, 2024 | |
| 16 | + | Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025 | |
| 17 | + | Assigned to: Environment and Transportation | |
| 18 | + | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 19 | + | House action: Adopted | |
| 20 | + | Read second time: February 11, 2025 | |
| 31 | 21 | ||
| 32 | 22 | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 33 | 23 | ||
| 34 | 24 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 35 | 25 | ||
| 36 | 26 | Public Safety – Food System Resiliency Council – Definitions and Reports 2 | |
| 37 | 27 | ||
| 38 | 28 | FOR the purpose of defining “healthy food priority areas” and “wasted food” as they relate 3 | |
| 39 | 29 | to the Food System Resiliency Council; repealing certain outdated reporting 4 | |
| 40 | 30 | requirements and altering certain ongoing reporting requirements; and generally 5 | |
| 41 | 31 | relating to the Food System Resiliency Council. 6 | |
| 42 | 32 | ||
| 43 | 33 | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7 | |
| 44 | 34 | Article – Public Safety 8 | |
| 45 | 35 | Section 14–1101 9 | |
| 46 | 36 | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 47 | 37 | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11 | |
| 48 | 38 | (As enacted by Chapter 49 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2023) 12 | |
| 49 | - | 2 HOUSE BILL 9 | |
| 39 | + | ||
| 40 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 13 | |
| 41 | + | Article – Public Safety 14 | |
| 42 | + | Section 14–1102(a) 15 | |
| 43 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 16 | |
| 44 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18 | |
| 47 | + | Article – Public Safety 19 | |
| 48 | + | Section 14–1103 20 2 HOUSE BILL 9 | |
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 1 | |
| 53 | - | Article – Public Safety 2 | |
| 54 | - | Section 14–1102(a) 3 | |
| 55 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 4 | |
| 56 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5 | |
| 51 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 1 | |
| 52 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2 | |
| 57 | 53 | ||
| 58 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6 | |
| 59 | - | Article – Public Safety 7 | |
| 60 | - | Section 14–1103 8 | |
| 61 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 9 | |
| 62 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10 | |
| 54 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3 | |
| 55 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 4 | |
| 63 | 56 | ||
| 64 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11 | |
| 65 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12 | |
| 57 | + | Article – Public Safety 5 | |
| 66 | 58 | ||
| 67 | - | ||
| 59 | + | 14–1101. 6 | |
| 68 | 60 | ||
| 69 | - | ||
| 61 | + | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 7 | |
| 70 | 62 | ||
| 71 | - | ( | |
| 63 | + | (b) “Council” means the Maryland Food System Resiliency Council. 8 | |
| 72 | 64 | ||
| 73 | - | (b) “Council” means the Maryland Food System Resiliency Council. 16 | |
| 65 | + | (c) “Food council organization” means a local food council organization that is 9 | |
| 66 | + | established in the State. 10 | |
| 74 | 67 | ||
| 75 | - | (c) “Food council organization” means a local food council organization that is 17 | |
| 76 | - | established in the State. 18 | |
| 68 | + | (d) “HEALTHY FOOD PRIORITY AREAS” MEANS PREDOMINANTLY 11 | |
| 69 | + | LOWER–INCOME AREAS THAT HA VE LIMITED ACCESS TO RETAIL OUTLETS THAT 12 | |
| 70 | + | SELL AFFORDABLE , HEALTHY FOODS . 13 | |
| 77 | 71 | ||
| 78 | - | (d) “HEALTHY FOOD PRIORITY AREAS” MEANS PREDOMINANTLY 19 | |
| 79 | - | LOWER–INCOME AREAS THAT HA VE LIMITED ACCESS TO RETAIL OUTLETS THAT 20 | |
| 80 | - | SELL AFFORDABLE , HEALTHY FOODS . 21 | |
| 72 | + | (E) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Emergency Management. 14 | |
| 81 | 73 | ||
| 82 | - | (E) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Emergency Management. 22 | |
| 74 | + | (F) “WASTED FOOD” MEANS FOOD NOT USED FOR ITS INTENDED PUR POSE 15 | |
| 75 | + | THAT IS MANAGED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS , INCLUDING: 16 | |
| 83 | 76 | ||
| 84 | - | (F) “WASTED FOOD” MEANS FOOD NOT USED FOR ITS INTENDED PUR POSE 23 | |
| 85 | - | THAT IS MANAGED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS , INCLUDING: 24 | |
| 77 | + | (1) DONATIONS TO FEED PE OPLE; 17 | |
| 86 | 78 | ||
| 87 | - | ( | |
| 79 | + | (2) THE CREATION OF ANIM AL FEED; 18 | |
| 88 | 80 | ||
| 89 | - | ( | |
| 81 | + | (3) COMPOSTING ; 19 | |
| 90 | 82 | ||
| 91 | - | ( | |
| 83 | + | (4) ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ; OR 20 | |
| 92 | 84 | ||
| 93 | - | ( | |
| 85 | + | (5) DISPOSAL IN LANDFILL S OR COMBUSTION FACI LITIES. 21 | |
| 94 | 86 | ||
| 95 | - | ||
| 87 | + | 14–1102. 22 | |
| 96 | 88 | ||
| 97 | - | 14–1102. 30 HOUSE BILL 9 3 | |
| 89 | + | (a) There is a Maryland Food System Resiliency Council in the Office of Resilience 23 | |
| 90 | + | in the Department. 24 | |
| 91 | + | ||
| 92 | + | 14–1103. 25 | |
| 93 | + | ||
| 94 | + | (a) The Council shall: 26 | |
| 95 | + | HOUSE BILL 9 3 | |
| 96 | + | ||
| 97 | + | ||
| 98 | + | (1) meet regularly for a period of at least 2 years to address food insecurity 1 | |
| 99 | + | in the State; and 2 | |
| 100 | + | ||
| 101 | + | (2) work toward the following goals: 3 | |
| 102 | + | ||
| 103 | + | (i) to address the food insecurity crisis in the State resulting from 4 | |
| 104 | + | the COVID–19 pandemic and resulting economic crisis by: 5 | |
| 105 | + | ||
| 106 | + | 1. coordinating State and local level food insecurity services 6 | |
| 107 | + | to support residents of the State; 7 | |
| 108 | + | ||
| 109 | + | 2. tracking and analyzing data to create a comprehensive 8 | |
| 110 | + | map of food insecurity across the State and identify the gaps in service; 9 | |
| 111 | + | ||
| 112 | + | 3. leveraging federal and private sector grants and other 10 | |
| 113 | + | resources in order to address food insecurity needs; 11 | |
| 114 | + | ||
| 115 | + | 4. advising the State on how best to allocate resources and 12 | |
| 116 | + | increase efficiency; and 13 | |
| 117 | + | ||
| 118 | + | 5. A. exploring the role of and potential for the federal 14 | |
| 119 | + | Community Eligibility Provision to ensure all students in the State are fed; and 15 | |
| 120 | + | ||
| 121 | + | B. making recommendations to the Maryland State 16 | |
| 122 | + | Department of Education and the Maryland General Assembly to implement relevant 17 | |
| 123 | + | findings under item A of this item; 18 | |
| 124 | + | ||
| 125 | + | (ii) to develop[, on or before November 1, 2021,] equity and 19 | |
| 126 | + | sustainability policy recommendations to increase the long–term resiliency of the food 20 | |
| 127 | + | system, including: 21 | |
| 128 | + | ||
| 129 | + | 1. addressing and eliminating racial inequities in the food 22 | |
| 130 | + | system; 23 | |
| 131 | + | ||
| 132 | + | 2. addressing and eliminating diet–related public health 24 | |
| 133 | + | disparities; 25 | |
| 134 | + | ||
| 135 | + | 3. addressing and eliminating [food deserts] LIMITED FOOD 26 | |
| 136 | + | OPTIONS AND FOOD SCA RCITY THAT EXIST IN HEALTHY FOOD PRIORIT Y AREAS; and 27 | |
| 137 | + | ||
| 138 | + | 4. reducing WASTED food [waste], increasing recycling, and 28 | |
| 139 | + | encouraging other relevant environmental impacts; 29 | |
| 140 | + | ||
| 141 | + | 5. IN URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL SETTINGS , 30 | |
| 142 | + | INCREASING THE QUANT ITY, QUALITY AGGREGATION , MARKETING, AND 31 | |
| 143 | + | DISTRIBUTION OF LOCA L FOOD; 32 4 HOUSE BILL 9 | |
| 98 | 144 | ||
| 99 | 145 | ||
| 100 | 146 | ||
| 101 | - | (a) There is a Maryland Food System Resiliency Council in the Office of Resilience 1 | |
| 102 | - | in the Department. 2 | |
| 147 | + | 6. INCREASING THE PROCU REMENT OF LOCAL FOOD 1 | |
| 148 | + | THROUGH SCHOOLS , INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH ER EDUCATION , AND OTHER 2 | |
| 149 | + | INSTITUTIONS; 3 | |
| 103 | 150 | ||
| 104 | - | 14–1103. 3 | |
| 151 | + | 7. CREATING ADDITIONAL MARKET OPPORTUNITIES 4 | |
| 152 | + | FOR MARYLAND FOOD BUSINES SES; AND 5 | |
| 105 | 153 | ||
| 106 | - | (a) The Council shall: 4 | |
| 154 | + | 8. EXPANDING ACCESS TO SMALL SCALE 6 | |
| 155 | + | MANUFACTURING AND FOOD PRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE ; AND 7 | |
| 107 | 156 | ||
| 108 | - | (1) meet regularly for a period of at least 2 years to address food insecurity 5 | |
| 109 | - | in the State; and 6 | |
| 157 | + | (iii) to expand the impact of existing food council organizations by: 8 | |
| 110 | 158 | ||
| 111 | - | (2) work toward the following goals: 7 | |
| 159 | + | 1. providing coordination and facilitation of knowledge 9 | |
| 160 | + | exchange at the State level; and 10 | |
| 112 | 161 | ||
| 113 | - | | |
| 114 | - | ||
| 162 | + | 2. supporting identification and application of grants to 11 | |
| 163 | + | operating funds to support existing and new food council organizations as needed; and 12 | |
| 115 | 164 | ||
| 116 | - | 1. coordinating State and local level food insecurity services 10 | |
| 117 | - | to support residents of the State; 11 | |
| 165 | + | (iv) to develop[, on or before November 1, 2021, ] AND 13 | |
| 166 | + | PERIODICALLY UPDATE a strategic plan to increase the production and procurement of 14 | |
| 167 | + | Maryland certified food, including: 15 | |
| 118 | 168 | ||
| 119 | - | 2. tracking and analyzing data to create a comprehensive 12 | |
| 120 | - | map of food insecurity across the State and identify the gaps in service; 13 | |
| 169 | + | 1. increasing the quality and quantity of production, as well 16 | |
| 170 | + | as aggregation, marketing, and distribution of local food in urban, suburban, and rural 17 | |
| 171 | + | settings; 18 | |
| 121 | 172 | ||
| 122 | - | | |
| 123 | - | ||
| 173 | + | 2. increasing procurement of local food through schools, 19 | |
| 174 | + | universities, and other institutions; 20 | |
| 124 | 175 | ||
| 125 | - | | |
| 126 | - | ||
| 176 | + | 3. creating additional market opportunities for Maryland 21 | |
| 177 | + | food businesses; and 22 | |
| 127 | 178 | ||
| 128 | - | | |
| 129 | - | ||
| 179 | + | 4. expanding access to small scale manufacturing and food 23 | |
| 180 | + | production infrastructure. 24 | |
| 130 | 181 | ||
| 131 | - | B. making recommendations to the Maryland State 20 | |
| 132 | - | Department of Education and the Maryland General Assembly to implement relevant 21 | |
| 133 | - | findings under item A of this item; 22 | |
| 182 | + | (b) To advance the goals of the Council, the Council shall engage and collaborate 25 | |
| 183 | + | with interested stakeholders, including: 26 | |
| 134 | 184 | ||
| 135 | - | (ii) to develop[, on or before November 1, 2021,] equity and 23 | |
| 136 | - | sustainability policy recommendations to increase the long–term resiliency of the food 24 | |
| 137 | - | system, including: 25 | |
| 185 | + | (1) residents of the State with lived experience of food insecurity; and 27 | |
| 138 | 186 | ||
| 139 | - | 1. addressing and eliminating racial inequities in the food 26 | |
| 140 | - | system; 27 | |
| 141 | - | ||
| 142 | - | 2. addressing and eliminating diet–related public health 28 | |
| 143 | - | disparities; 29 | |
| 144 | - | 4 HOUSE BILL 9 | |
| 145 | - | ||
| 146 | - | ||
| 147 | - | 3. addressing and eliminating [food deserts] LIMITED FOOD 1 | |
| 148 | - | OPTIONS AND FOOD SCA RCITY THAT EXIST IN HEALTHY FOOD PRIORIT Y AREAS; and 2 | |
| 149 | - | ||
| 150 | - | 4. reducing WASTED food [waste], increasing recycling, and 3 | |
| 151 | - | encouraging other relevant environmental impacts; 4 | |
| 152 | - | ||
| 153 | - | 5. IN URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL SETTINGS , 5 | |
| 154 | - | INCREASING THE QUANT ITY, QUALITY AGGREGATION , MARKETING, AND 6 | |
| 155 | - | DISTRIBUTION OF LOCA L FOOD; 7 | |
| 156 | - | ||
| 157 | - | 6. INCREASING THE PROCU REMENT OF LOCAL FOOD 8 | |
| 158 | - | THROUGH SCHOOLS , INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH ER EDUCATION , NONPROFIT 9 | |
| 159 | - | ORGANIZATIONS , AND OTHER INSTITUTIO NS; 10 | |
| 160 | - | ||
| 161 | - | 7. CREATING ADDITIONAL MARKET OPPORTUNITIES 11 | |
| 162 | - | FOR MARYLAND FOOD BUSINES SES; AND 12 | |
| 163 | - | ||
| 164 | - | 8. EXPANDING ACCESS TO SMALL SCALE 13 | |
| 165 | - | MANUFACTURING AND FO OD PRODUCTION INFRAS TRUCTURE; AND 14 | |
| 166 | - | ||
| 167 | - | (iii) to expand the impact of existing food council organizations by: 15 | |
| 168 | - | ||
| 169 | - | 1. providing coordination and facilitation of knowledge 16 | |
| 170 | - | exchange at the State level; and 17 | |
| 171 | - | ||
| 172 | - | 2. supporting identification and application of grants to 18 | |
| 173 | - | operating funds to support existing and new food council organizations as needed; and 19 | |
| 174 | - | ||
| 175 | - | (iv) to develop[, on or before November 1, 2021, ] AND 20 | |
| 176 | - | PERIODICALLY UPDATE a strategic plan to increase the production and procurement of 21 | |
| 177 | - | Maryland certified food, including: 22 | |
| 178 | - | ||
| 179 | - | 1. increasing the quality and quantity of production, as well 23 | |
| 180 | - | as aggregation, marketing, and distribution of local food in urban, suburban, and rural 24 | |
| 181 | - | settings; 25 | |
| 182 | - | ||
| 183 | - | 2. increasing procurement of local food through schools, 26 | |
| 184 | - | universities, and other institutions; 27 | |
| 185 | - | ||
| 186 | - | 3. creating additional market opportunities for Maryland 28 | |
| 187 | - | food businesses; and 29 | |
| 188 | - | ||
| 189 | - | 4. expanding access to small scale manufacturing and food 30 | |
| 190 | - | production infrastructure. 31 | |
| 187 | + | (2) food council organizations and similar local level food system convening 28 | |
| 188 | + | organizations. 29 | |
| 191 | 189 | HOUSE BILL 9 5 | |
| 192 | 190 | ||
| 193 | 191 | ||
| 194 | - | (b) To advance the goals of the Council, the Council shall engage and collaborate 1 | |
| 195 | - | with interested stakeholders, including: 2 | |
| 192 | + | (c) [(1) On or before November 1, 2021, the Council shall submit an interim 1 | |
| 193 | + | report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 2 | |
| 194 | + | Article, on key findings and activities undertaken by the Council. 3 | |
| 196 | 195 | ||
| 197 | - | (1) residents of the State with lived experience of food insecurity; and 3 | |
| 196 | + | (2) On or before November 1, 2022 the Council shall submit a report to the 4 | |
| 197 | + | General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the 5 | |
| 198 | + | Council’s recommendations for a long term structure for a statewide food policy council 6 | |
| 199 | + | including providing recommendations on: 7 | |
| 198 | 200 | ||
| 199 | - | (2) food council organizations and similar local level food system convening 4 | |
| 200 | - | organizations. 5 | |
| 201 | + | (i) appropriate policy and legislative changes; 8 | |
| 201 | 202 | ||
| 202 | - | (c) [(1) On or before November 1, 2021, the Council shall submit an interim 6 | |
| 203 | - | report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government 7 | |
| 204 | - | Article, on key findings and activities undertaken by the Council. 8 | |
| 203 | + | (ii) potential ways to restructure the Council such as: 9 | |
| 205 | 204 | ||
| 206 | - | (2) On or before November 1, 2022 the Council shall submit a report to the 9 | |
| 207 | - | General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the 10 | |
| 208 | - | Council’s recommendations for a long term structure for a statewide food policy council 11 | |
| 209 | - | including providing recommendations on: 12 | |
| 205 | + | 1. placing the Council within a different agency or 10 | |
| 206 | + | organization; and 11 | |
| 210 | 207 | ||
| 211 | - | | |
| 208 | + | 2. enacting a sunset provision for the Council; and 12 | |
| 212 | 209 | ||
| 213 | - | ( | |
| 210 | + | (iii) any other recommendations of the Council. 13 | |
| 214 | 211 | ||
| 215 | - | 1. placing the Council within a different agency or 15 | |
| 216 | - | organization; and 16 | |
| 212 | + | (3)] On or before November 1, 2023, and each year thereafter, the Council 14 | |
| 213 | + | shall submit a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 15 | |
| 214 | + | Government Article, on key findings, APPROPRIAT E POLICY AND LEGISLA TIVE 16 | |
| 215 | + | CHANGES, and activities undertaken by the Council. 17 | |
| 217 | 216 | ||
| 218 | - | 2. enacting a sunset provision for the Council; and 17 | |
| 217 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18 | |
| 218 | + | October 1, 2025. 19 | |
| 219 | 219 | ||
| 220 | - | (iii) any other recommendations of the Council. 18 | |
| 221 | 220 | ||
| 222 | - | (3)] On or before November 1, 2023, and each year thereafter, the Council 19 | |
| 223 | - | shall submit a report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 20 | |
| 224 | - | Government Article, on key findings, APPROPRIATE POLICY A ND LEGISLATIVE 21 | |
| 225 | - | CHANGES, and activities undertaken by the Council. 22 | |
| 226 | 221 | ||
| 227 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23 | |
| 228 | - | October 1, 2025. 24 | |
| 229 | 222 | ||
| 223 | + | Approved: | |
| 224 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 225 | + | Governor. | |
| 226 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 227 | + | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 228 | + | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 229 | + | President of the Senate. |