Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program and Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund - Establishment
Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Office for the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program in the Department of Agriculture; establishing the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program in the Office to encourage certain units to try to achieve an overall percentage goal of 20% of the unit's total dollar value of procurement contracts for food from certain certified local farm enterprises; establishing a Certified Local Farm Enterprise Food Aggregation Grant Fund; etc.
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Testimony (21)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Schnabel, Rob | Chesapeake Bay Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Porter, Hollylobbyist | DPI | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Devlin, Bernard | Fair Farms | Position only |
| FAV | McHenry, Steve | MARBIDCO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ferguson, Colby | MD Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hester, Senator Katie | MGA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clevenger, Amanda | Rural Maryland Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elmore, Peter | Starbright Farms | Position only |
| FAV | Griffith, Kayla | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tice, Deana | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Wehyrauch, Veronica | Clean Water Action | Oral |
| FWA | Wiles, Janice | Community Fare | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bryden, Kim | Cureate LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Tice, Deana | Enticement Farm | Oral |
| FWA | Kalm, Shelby | Fair Farms | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Griffith, Kayla | Griffith Family Produce | Oral |
| FWA | Atticks, Kevinlobbyist | Grow and Fortify | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Goldman, Sarah | Johns Hopkins Center for a Liveable Future | Oral |
| FWA | Nardi, Catherine | MoCo Food Council | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Schmitt, Katlyn | Waterkeepers Chesapeake | Oral |
Organizations on record
Clean Water ActionFWA 1
Community FareFWA 1
Cureate LLCFWA 1
DPIFAV 1
Enticement FarmFWA 1
Fair FarmsFAV 1FWA 1
Grow and FortifyFWA 1
MARBIDCOFAV 1
MD Farm BureauFAV 1
MGAFAV 1
MoCo Food CouncilFWA 1
Starbright FarmsFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAAtticks, KevinGrow and FortifyRegistered for: Brewers Association of Maryland; Maryland Distillers Guild; Maryland Wineries Association