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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
2023 SENATE BILL 721
November 21, 2023 - Introduced by Senators SMITH, PFAFF, L. JOHNSON, ROYS,
TAYLOR, CARPENTER, SPREITZER and LARSON, cosponsored by Representatives
HONG, C. ANDERSON, PALMERI, JACOBSON, SHELTON, EMERSON, CONLEY, SINICKI,
CONSIDINE, SNODGRASS, RATCLIFF, JOERS, SHANKLAND, ANDRACA, ORTIZ-VELEZ,
OHNSTAD, J. ANDERSON, DRAKE, MOORE OMOKUNDE, BARE, MADISON, CLANCY
and SUBECK. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Tourism.
AN ACT to create 20.115 (3) (e) and 93.53 of the statutes; relating to: food waste
reduction grants, granting rule-making authority , and making an
appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
The bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection to provide grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an
objective of preventing food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief
organizations, and composting food waste. Under the bill, DATCP must give
preference to grant proposals that serve census tracts for which the median
household income is below the statewide median household income and in which no
grocery store is located.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 721
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20.115Agriculture, trade and consumer
protection, department of
(3) AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
(e)Food waste reduction grants GPR A 100,000 100,000
SECTION 2. 20.115 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
20.115 (3) (e) Food waste reduction grants. The amounts in the schedule for
providing food waste reduction grants under s. 93.53.
SECTION 3. 93.53 of the statutes is created to read:
93.53 Food waste reduction grants. (1) The department shall provide
grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an objective of preventing
food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief organizations, and composting
food waste. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give
preference to proposals that serve census tracts for which the median household
income is below the statewide median household income and in which no grocery
store is located.
(2) The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of this
section.
(END)
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