Amendment ID: S2250-178-R1

Redraft Amendment 178

Urban Agriculture

Mr. Barrett, Ms. Creem, Messrs. Brownsberger and Lewis, Ms. Donoghue, Mr. Eldridge, Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. Finegold, Montigny and Pacheco move to amend the amendment in Section 2A, item 2500-7023, by adding at the end thereof the following:-“provided further, that $3,000,000 shall be expended on programs to promote urban agriculture including, but not limited to, grants to municipalities and non-profit organizations to acquire land for urban agriculture, and for related infrastructure, equipment and technical assistance, subject to the requirement that such expenditures benefit recipient communities by promoting community access to locally grown food, job creation, small business development, agricultural training and youth development”;and in said item, by striking out the figure “$11,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$14,000,000”.