Amendment ID: S2789-4

Amendment 4

Buy Local Funding

Ms. Gobi, Ms. Comerford, Messrs. Lesser and Moore, Ms. Rausch, Mr. Eldridge, Ms. DiZoglio, Mr. Welch, Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Timilty, Ms. Moran, Messrs. O'Connor, Velis, Hinds and Fattman move that the proposed new text be amended in section 2A, in item 1599-1232, by adding the following words:- “provided further, that not less than $500,000 shall be expended for buy local organizations that supports local agriculture and farms; provided further, that prospective buy local organizations shall have 2 or more years of experience expanding consumer purchasing of locally grown food and 1 buy local organization shall be funded in each of the following 9 geographic areas: (1) Berkshire county, (2) Connecticut river valley and Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin counties, (3) Worcester county in central Massachusetts, (4) greater Boston, including Suffolk and certain parts of Middlesex counties, (5) North of Boston, including Essex county and certain parts of Middlesex county, (6) southeastern Massachusetts, including Bristol, Plymouth, and Norfolk counties, (7) Cape Cod in Barnstable county, 8) Martha’s vineyard in the county of Dukes county, and (9) Nantucket in Nantucket county”; and

in said section 2A, in said item 1599-1232, by striking out the figure “$105,000,000” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- $105,500,000”.