Transfers Division of Food and Nutrition from Department of Agriculture to DHS; appropriates $128.241 million for farmland preservation.
This bill transfers the Division of Food and Nutrition from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Human Services. It also appropriates $128.241 million from constitutionally dedicated revenues to the State Agriculture Development Committee for farmland preservation purposes. The funds will be used for acquiring development easements and fee simple titles to farmland, providing grants to counties and municipalities, and offering farmland for resale or lease with agricultural deed restrictions.
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