Legislation

Title: Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program
Sponsored by: Delegates Wells, Attar, Boyce, Harrison, Healey, Holmes, Jalisi, Lehman, Lierman, Love, Ruth, Stewart, and Terrasa
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Establishing the Urban Agriculture Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to increase the viability of urban farming and improve access to urban-grown foods; establishing an Urban Agriculture Grant Fund to provide grants to nonprofit organizations in Baltimore City to implement the Program; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to administer the Fund; authorizing the distribution of up to $400,000 to the Fund for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2025; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2020 Legislative Date 2/07/2020 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2020 Legislative Date 2/10/2020 Action Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {260418/1 Adopted Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (130-0) Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 51AClick to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/07/2020	2/07/2020	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program
House	2/10/2020	2/10/2020	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2020	3/15/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/15/2020	3/12/2020	Favorable with Amendments {260418/1 Adopted	49 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2020	3/12/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	49 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program
House	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Third Reading Passed (130-0)	50 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2020	3/12/2020	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	51AClick to view Recorded Media

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