Food Affordability Act.
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Majority
Fiscal committee
No
Appropriation
No
Current location
Housing and Community Development
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
The Food Affordability Act aims to combat food insecurity by establishing the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program. This program will provide financial assistance to developers and grocery store operators to open or maintain grocery stores in designated ‘food deserts’ – areas with limited access to healthy food. The bill also requires local governments to consider the impact of new housing developments on existing grocery store capacity in these areas, and creates a fund to support these efforts.
Key provisions
- Creates the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program to fund grocery store development and operation in food deserts.
- Establishes the Food Desert Elimination Fund to provide financial resources for the program.
- Requires local governments to assess the impact of new housing developments on grocery store capacity in food deserts.
- Mandates that developers or grocery store operators receiving grants return unused funds if their stores close within two years.
- Authorizes grants to existing large grocery stores to support their continued operation in food deserts.
- Requires reporting on grant awards and recipient locations to the Legislature.
- Defines key terms such as ‘food desert,’ ‘large grocery store,’ and ‘site capacity.’
- Requires local governments to dedicate space or provide funding for future grocery use in new housing developments.
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