Bill Text: NJ A3857 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriations of $15 million for grants to food banks.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-6)

Status: (Vetoed) 2020-05-04 - Absolute Veto, Received in the Assembly [A3857 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2020-A3857-Introduced.html

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ASSEMBLY, No. 3857

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

219th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED MARCH 16, 2020

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblyman  CRAIG J. COUGHLIN

District 19 (Middlesex)

Assemblywoman  ANNETTE QUIJANO

District 20 (Union)

Assemblywoman  SHANIQUE SPEIGHT

District 29 (Essex)

Assemblywoman  MILA M. JASEY

District 27 (Essex and Morris)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywomen Chaparro, Timberlake, Assemblymen Johnson, Mejia, Armato, Assemblywomen Jimenez, Vainieri Huttle, McKnight, Reynolds-Jackson, Assemblyman Spearman, Assemblywoman Lopez, Assemblymen Wimberly and Holley

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Makes FY 2020 supplemental appropriations of $15 million for grants to food banks.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As introduced.

 

A Supplement to "An Act making appropriations for the support of the State Government and the several public purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 and regulating the disbursement thereof," approved June 30, 2019 (P.L.2019, c.150).

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    In addition to the amounts appropriated under P.L.2019, c.150, there is appropriated out of the General Fund the following sum for the purpose specified:

 

10 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 40 Community Development and Environmental Management 49 Agricultural Resources, Planning, and Regulation   GRANTS-IN-AID
05-3350 Food and Nutrition Services  ...........................		$15,000,000
Total Grants-in-Aid Appropriation,		$15,000,000
Agricultural Resources, Planning, and Regulation.....
Grants-in-Aid:
05  Community Food Bank             of New Jersey .............................	($10,800,000)
05  Food Bank of South Jersey ..........	(2,400,000)
05  Fulfill Monmouth & Ocean ............	(1,800,000)

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.

 

 

STATEMENT

 

     This bill supplements the FY 2020 appropriations act by appropriating $15 million for grants to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, the Food Bank of South Jersey, and Fulfill Monmouth & Ocean to provide food assistance to households in need.