AB 405 — Revises provisions relating to agriculture. (BDR S-911)

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405405–Assemblymembers AFlanagan, SSEMBLYGonzález, BLa ILLRue NHatch, O.Moore;

405–AConsidine, SSEMBLYMEMBERSD’Silva, FLANAGANJackson, ,Karris Gand ONZÁLEZOrentlicher ,CHAPTER.......... LA RUE H ATCH , MOORE ;

ONSIDINE , D’SILVA , JACKSON , ARRIS AND O RENTLICHER M ARCH 11, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to agriculture.

(BDR S-911) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law requires the Director of the State Department of Agriculture to establish certain programs relating to the supply of food in this State, including the Supplemental Food Program and the Home Feeds Nevada Agriculture Food Purchaseprovisions Program.to encourage the development of community gardens and urban farms ins this State which:

(NRS(1) 561.495,require 561.515)certain Existingentities, lawincluding further sets forth various provisions to encourage the developmentCouncil ofon communityFood gardensSecurity and urban farms in within the Department of Health and Human Services, to promote or encourageodencourage Security such development;

and (3) authorize a partial abatement of certain taxes for a parcel on which a community garden or urban farm is528.135)ed. located.

(NRS 232.4966, 232.4968, 244.291, 244.339, 268.0191, 408.507, 528.135) This bill directs the Council to conduct a study to evaluate food insecurity in this State and develop strategies to coordinate statewide efforts to address food insecurity which must include, without limitation:

(3) a study of the coordination of for strategies to reduce food insecurity through the effortscoordination of certainthe entitiesefforts toof reducecertain foodentities. insecurity;

andThis (4)bill recommendationsfurther forrequires strategiesthe Council to reduceprepare foodand insecuritysubmit througha thewritten coordinationreport of the effortsresults of -the *AB405_R1*study –to 2the: – certain entities.

This(1) billDirector furtherof requires the CouncilState toDepartment prepare and submit a of Agriculture;

and (2) Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal tontto the 84th Session of the Legislature.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – (a) An evaluation of the existing laws and policies in this State that are designed to address food insecurity;

(b) An identification of areas in this State where community gardens or urban farms could be developed to reduce levels of food insecurity;ins(c) A study of the coordination of the efforts of the State Government, local governments and private organizations to reduce food insecurity in this State;

(c) A study of the coordination of the efforts of the State Government, local governments and private organizations to reduce food insecurity in this State;

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