Amendment ID: S3029-27-R1

Redraft Amendment 27

SWM Amendment

Mr. Rodrigues moves that the proposed new draft be amended by striking out section 1; and

in section 4, by striking out, in line 69, the word “section” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 2 sections; and

in said section 4, by inserting after proposed section 34 of chapter 20 of the General Laws the following section:-

“Section 35. The department shall develop and maintain a plan to support agricultural, seafood and processed food production in the commonwealth to mitigate the impacts of food supply chain disruptions. The plan shall be developed in coordination with the Massachusetts emergency management agency, the division of marine fisheries, the department of public health and the department of transitional assistance and shall include consideration for food production, transportation, storage and distribution. The plan shall be reviewed and updated every 5 years. The commissioner shall submit the plan, along with any updates made pursuant to this section, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, the joint committee on agriculture and fisheries and the joint committee on emergency preparedness and management.”; and

in section 5, by striking out, in lines 84 and 85, the words “Registration statements and permits for withdrawals for use in cranberry production may be transferred to and used for mitigation by other permitted or registered users” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-

“(a) Registration statements and permits for withdrawals for use in cranberry production may be transferred to and used for mitigation by other permitted or registered users if such statement and permits were valid from January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2005. The portion of water lost to the basin may be eligible for use as mitigation by such permitted users.

(b) Consumptive loss to the basin shall be determined based on industry-wide water use standards”; and

in section 13, by striking out, in line 265, the figure “3” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “4”; and

in said section 13, by inserting after the word “federation”, in line 267, the following words:- “, 1 of whom shall represent cranberry producers”; and

in section 15 , by striking out, in lines 311 to 315, inclusive, the words “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, established pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. section 2011 hereinafter referred to as SNAP, redeemed for fruit and vegetable purchases, either fresh, canned, dried or frozen, by a SNAP recipient at a participating vendor, shall entitle the recipient to receive a matching benefit reimbursed on the recipient’s electronic benefit transfer card, within limits” and inserting in place thereof the following words:-

“recipients actively receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, established pursuant to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. section 2011, hereinafter referred to as SNAP, shall be entitled to an additional benefit via their electronic benefit transfer card redeemable for eligible fruit and vegetable purchases at participating vendors in an amount”.