HB 147

Maryland Farms and Families Fund, Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program, and Maryland Farm–to–School Meal Grant Pilot Program – Alterations and Establishment

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: AgricultureStatus: Third Reading Passed (130-3) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the purpose and use of the Maryland Farms and Families Fund; establishing the Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program and Fund to provide grants to food banks and charitable emergency food providers to alleviate food insecurity; and establishing the Maryland Farm-to-School Meal Grant Pilot Program and Fund to award grants to eligible school districts that include a local food component in school meals and to incentivize the production, procurement, and provision of local foods in school meals.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 30FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hale, Lauralobbyist	American Heart Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	LaRose, Adam	Capital Area Food Bank	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brewster, Amanda Beth	Caroline County Public Schools	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Girard, Alan	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mendel, Steven	Critical Issues Forum	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldberg, Lauren	Crossroads Community Food Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Position only
FAV	Heidarian, Humon	Fair Farms (Waterkeepers Chesapeake)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wiles, Janice	Farm to School Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	McHenry, Steve	MARBIDCO (Maryland Ag/RBI Development Corp.)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Younts, Diana	MLC Climate Justice Wing	Position only
FAV	Nelson, Jen	Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	Maryland Food Bank	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	Maryland Food System Resiliency Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amerikaner, Ary	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Poverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruskin, Heather	Montgomery County Food Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holmes, Ayesha	Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hulsey, Heather	Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, Tri-County Council for Southern MD	Oral
FAV	Younts, Diana	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Charkoudian, Lorig	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gally, Ericlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Miicke , Sarahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson, Michaellobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Daigle, Sydney	Prince George's County Food Equity Council	Written (PDF)
INFO	Shirk, Cassie	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Heart AssociationFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Capital Area Food BankFAV 1

Caroline County Public SchoolsFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Critical Issues ForumFAV 1

Crossroads Community Food NetworkFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Fair Farms (Waterkeepers Chesapeake)FAV 1

Farm to School FrederickFAV 1

MARBIDCO (Maryland Ag/RBI Development Corp.)FAV 1

Maryland Association of Soil Conservation DistrictsFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1

Maryland Food BankFAV 1

Maryland Food System Resiliency CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland State Department of EducationFAV 1

Marylanders Against PovertyFAV 1

MLC Climate Justice WingFAV 1

Montgomery County Food CouncilFAV 1

Prince George's County Food Equity CouncilFWA 1

Share Our Strength/No Kid HungryFAV 1

Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, Tri-County Council for Southern MDFAV 1

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Food BankRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVJefferson , StaceyMarylanders Against PovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVGally, EricRegistered for: American Heart Association; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Chesapeake Bay Trust; Earthjustice; Forever Maryland, Inc.; Gally Public Affairs, Inc.…

FAVMiicke , SarahRegistered for: Baltimore Jewish Council

FAVWilson, MichaelRegistered for: Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions