North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: In Committee 8 R cosponsors

HB 182 — Increasing Meat Production and Capacity.

Last action — Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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The latest version of Bill HB 182 has expanded the types of financial assistance available to meat and seafood processing facilities by adding new grant options. Specifically, it introduces workforce development grants aimed at addressing production slowdowns due to workforce limitations, as well as planning grants for nonprofit organizations and educational institutions to conduct studies related to new processing facilities. These changes matter because they aim to enhance the supply chain resilience in the food industry, helping facilities adapt better to challenges like pandemics or natural disasters.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 2 HOUSE BILL 182 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/21/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 182 Short Title:
Representatives McNeely, Gillespie, Hanig, and Elmore (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
March 1, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE MEAT AND SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN NORTH CAROLINA BY MAKING PERMANENT THE "INCREASING MEAT AND SEAFOOD PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY" GRANT PROGRAM.
Agriculture, if favorable, Marine Resources and Aqua Culture, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 1, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE MEAT AND SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES IN NORTH CAROLINA BY MAKING PERMANENT THE "INCREASING SEAFOOD AND MEAT PRODUCTION AND CAPACITY" GRANT PROGRAM.
"Increasing Meat and Seafood Production and Capacity Grant Program.
"Increasing Meat Production and Capacity Grant Program.
The General Assembly further finds that financial assistance to these processors for physical expansion and facility improvements, for workforce development, and for the creation of additional processing capacity is necessary to reduce disruptions in the supply chain for fresh meat and seafood and to help small producers get their products to market.
The General Assembly further finds that financial assistance to these processors for physical expansion and facility improvements, for workforce development, and for the creation of additional processing capacity is necessary to reduce disruptions in the supply chain for fresh meat and seafood and to help small producers get their product to market.
A capacity enhancement grant may be used for expansion of an existing eligible facility and for fixtures or equipment at an existing eligible facility that will expand animal throughput, processing capacity, the amount or type of products *H182-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 produced,orprocessingspeed.A grantunderthissub-subdivisionmay not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
A capacity enhancement grant may be used for expansion of an existing eligible facility and for fixtures or *H182-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 equipment at an existing eligible facility that will expand animal throughput, processing capacity, the amount or type of products produced,orprocessingspeed.A grantunderthissub-subdivisionmay not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
– Recipients shall provide matching funds for a grant under sub-subdivision (1)a., (1)b., or (1)c.
– Recipients shall provide matching funds for a grant under sub-subdivisions(1)a.,(1)b.,or(1)c.ofthissectionintheamountofonedollar ($1.00) from nongrant sources for every two dollars ($2.00) provided by the grant.
of this section in the amount of one dollar ($1.00) from nongrant sources for every two dollars ($2.00) provided by the grant.
of this section in the amount of one dollar ($1.00) from nongrant sources for every one dollar ($1.00) provided by the grant.
in the amount of one dollar ($1.00) from nongrant sources for every one dollar ($1.00) provided by the grant.
With respect to new facility development grants, the Department shall require the recipient to keep the new meat or seafood processing facilityin service for a minimum term of five years.
With respect to new facility development grants, the Department shall require the recipient to keep the new meat or seafood processing Page 2 House Bill 182-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 facilityin service for a minimum term of five years.
If the facility does not remain in service for the required term, the Department shall Page 2 House Bill 182-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 recapture, at a minimum, the amount of the grant directly proportionate to the remainder of the minimum term that the recipient failed to keep the facility in service.
If the facility does not remain in service for the required term, the Department shall recapture, at a minimum, the amount of the grant directly proportionate to the remainder of the minimum term that the recipient failed to keep the facility in service.
– The Department may adopt temporary and permanent rules to implement the IMSPAC grant program authorized by this Article." SECTION 2.(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to appropriate ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2021-2022 fiscal year from the Coronavirus Relief Fund, to be allocated to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the purposes set forth in this act that are compatible with COVID-19 Recovery Legislation, as that term is defined in S.L.
– The Department may adopt temporary and permanent rules to implement the IMSPAC grant program authorized by this Article." SECTION 2.(a) The State Controller shall transfer the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) for the 2020-2021 fiscal year from the Coronavirus Relief Reserve established in Section 2.1 of S.L.
2020-4, or with any subsequent federal legislation that provides COVID-19 relief funds to the State.
2020-4.
There is appropriated from the Coronavirus Relief Fund established by Section 2.2 of S.L.
2020-4 to the Office of State Budget and Management Services the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, to be allocated to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the purposes set forth in this act that are compatible with COVID-19 Recovery Legislation, as that term is defined in S.L.
2020-4.
SECTION 2.(d) The provisions of G.S.
143C-5-2 do not apply to this act.
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Action History

  1. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  2. Re-ref Com On Marine Resources and Aqua Culture

  3. Passed 1st Reading

  4. Ref to the Com on Agriculture, if favorable, Marine Resources and Aqua Culture, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  5. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 182?
HB 182 is sponsored by Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Karl E. Gillespie (Republican), Hanig, Elmore, William D. Brisson (Republican), Mark Brody (Republican), Carter, Keith Kidwell (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Sasser, Donna McDowell White (Republican), and Mike Clampitt (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 182?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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