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2022 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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Virginia Fresh Match

Item 96 #1c

Item 96 #1c

First Year - FY2023 Second Year - FY2024
Agriculture and Forestry
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services FY2023 $1,000,000 FY2024 $1,000,000 GF

Language
Page 84, line 12, strike "$5,671,909" and insert "$6,671,909".
Page 84, line 12, strike "$5,671,909" and insert "$6,671,909".

Page 84, line 17, strike "$600,000" and "$600,000" and " insert:

"$1,600,000" and "$1,600,000".



Explanation

(This amendment provides $1.0 million from the general fund each year to support Virginia-grown agriculture and to increase nutritional access through farmers' markets and community food retailers. Funding will be utilized to enhance the buying power of the supplemental nutrition assistance program participants for fruits and vegetables through the Virginia Fresh Match Nutrition Incentive Program.)