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| 1 | + | 86R13674 AAF-D | |
| 1 | 2 | By: Creighton S.B. No. 2334 | |
| 2 | - | (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2019; March 21, 2019, read | |
| 3 | - | first time and referred to Committee on Water & Rural Affairs; | |
| 4 | - | April 16, 2019, reported adversely, with favorable Committee | |
| 5 | - | Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 16, 2019, | |
| 6 | - | sent to printer.) | |
| 7 | - | Click here to see the committee vote | |
| 8 | - | COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2334 By: Kolkhorst | |
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| 11 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 12 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 13 | - | relating to grants for disaster response by nonprofit food banks. | |
| 7 | + | relating to grants awarded to nonprofit food banks for disaster | |
| 8 | + | response. | |
| 14 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 15 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 418, Government Code, is | |
| 16 | 11 | amended by adding Section 418.026 to read as follows: | |
| 17 | - | Sec. 418.026. GRANTS FOR DISASTER RESPONSE BY NONPROFIT | |
| 18 | - | FOOD BANKS. (a) In this section, "nonprofit food bank" means a | |
| 19 | - | nonprofit organization that solicits, warehouses, and | |
| 20 | - | redistributes edible food to agencies that feed needy families and | |
| 21 | - | individuals. | |
| 22 | - | (b) Using money available for the purpose, the office of the | |
| 23 | - | governor shall establish a program to provide grants to nonprofit | |
| 24 | - | organizations in this state for distribution to nonprofit food | |
| 25 | - | banks to build the capacity of the nonprofit food banks to respond | |
| 26 | - | to disasters. | |
| 27 | - | (c) To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a | |
| 28 | - | nonprofit organization must: | |
| 29 | - | (1) have at least five years of experience | |
| 30 | - | coordinating a statewide network of nonprofit food banks and | |
| 31 | - | charitable organizations that distribute food to needy or | |
| 32 | - | low-income individuals during disasters; and | |
| 33 | - | (2) be a member of the Texas Voluntary Organizations | |
| 34 | - | Active in Disaster. | |
| 35 | - | (d) Grant money awarded under this section may be used only | |
| 12 | + | Sec. 418.026. DISASTER GRANTS FOR NONPROFIT FOOD BANKS. | |
| 13 | + | (a) In this section, "nonprofit food bank" means a nonprofit | |
| 14 | + | organization that solicits, warehouses, and redistributes edible | |
| 15 | + | food to agencies that feed needy families and individuals. | |
| 16 | + | (b) The office of the governor shall establish a program to | |
| 17 | + | provide grants to nonprofit food banks in this state to build the | |
| 18 | + | capacity of nonprofit food banks to respond to disasters. | |
| 19 | + | (c) Grant money awarded under this section may be used only | |
| 36 | 20 | to reimburse a nonprofit food bank for all or part of the costs | |
| 37 | 21 | incurred by the nonprofit food bank as a result of: | |
| 38 | 22 | (1) maintaining an inventory of emergency food boxes | |
| 39 | 23 | in preparation for a disaster; | |
| 40 | 24 | (2) purchasing, storing, and transporting food for | |
| 41 | 25 | distribution during a disaster; and | |
| 42 | 26 | (3) purchasing capital equipment necessary to operate | |
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| 27 | + | through a disaster, including back-up generators, mobile food | |
| 44 | 28 | pantries, trucks, meal preparation units, forklifts, technology, | |
| 45 | 29 | and other equipment. | |
| 46 | - | ( | |
| 30 | + | (d) The office of the governor shall establish procedures to | |
| 47 | 31 | administer the grant program, including a procedure for the | |
| 48 | 32 | submission of a proposal and a procedure to be used by the office to | |
| 49 | 33 | evaluate a proposal. | |
| 50 | - | ( | |
| 34 | + | (e) The office of the governor shall enter into a contract | |
| 51 | 35 | that includes performance requirements with each grant recipient. | |
| 52 | 36 | The office shall monitor and enforce the terms of the contract. The | |
| 53 | 37 | contract must authorize the office to recoup grant money from a | |
| 54 | 38 | grant recipient for failure of the grant recipient to comply with | |
| 55 | 39 | the terms of the contract. | |
| 56 | - | ( | |
| 40 | + | (f) The office of the governor may solicit and accept gifts, | |
| 57 | 41 | grants, and donations from any source for the purpose of awarding | |
| 58 | 42 | grants under this section. | |
| 59 | 43 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | |
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