H.B. No. 3668
AN ACT
relating to grants for disaster response by nonprofit food banks.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 418.026 to read as follows:
Sec. 418.026. GRANTS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE BY NONPROFIT
FOOD BANKS. (a) In this section, "nonprofit food bank" means a
nonprofit organization that solicits, warehouses, and
redistributes edible food to agencies that feed needy families and
individuals.
(b) Using money available for the purpose, the office of the
governor shall establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit
organizations in this state for distribution to nonprofit food
banks to build the capacity of the nonprofit food banks to respond
to disasters.
(c) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a
nonprofit organization must:
(1) have at least five years of experience
coordinating a statewide network of nonprofit food banks and
charitable organizations that distribute food to needy or low
income individuals during disasters; and
(2) be a member of the Texas Voluntary Organizations
Active in Disaster.
(d) Grant money awarded under this section may be used only
to reimburse a nonprofit food bank for all or part of the costs
incurred by the nonprofit food bank as a result of:
(1) maintaining an inventory of emergency food boxes
in preparation for a disaster;
(2) purchasing, storing, and transporting food for
distribution during a disaster; and
(3) purchasing capital equipment necessary to operate
during a disaster, including back-up generators, mobile food
pantries, trucks, meal preparation units, forklifts, technology,
and other equipment.
(e) The office of the governor shall establish procedures to
administer the grant program, including a procedure for the
submission of a proposal and a procedure to be used by the office to
evaluate a proposal.
(f) The office of the governor shall enter into a contract
that includes performance requirements with each grant recipient.
The office shall monitor and enforce the terms of the contract. The
contract must authorize the office to recoup grant money from a
grant recipient for failure of the grant recipient to comply with
the terms of the contract.
(g) The office of the governor may solicit and accept gifts,
grants, and donations from any source for the purpose of awarding
grants under this section.
SECTION 2. The office of the governor is required to
implement a provision of this Act only if the legislature
appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the
legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
purpose, the office may, but is not required to, implement a
provision of this Act using other appropriations available for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3668 was passed by the House on May 3,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 118, Nays 21, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 3668 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 25,
2 present, not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3668 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor