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282–S282 ENATORS(BDR C18-75) ANNIZZAROProposed ,by: S CHEIBLE , PAZINA , C RUZ-C RAWFORD , N GUYEN ;
DSenate ALY, D OÑATE , DONDERO LOOP , LORES ,O HRENSCHALL AND T AYLOR M ARCH 5, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—RevisesAmends: provisions relating to food security.
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Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;
(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;
(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;
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282—Revises provisions relating to food security.
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282–SENATORS C ANNIZZARO, S CHEIBL, P AZINA, CRUZ - CRAWFORD , N GUYEN ;
D ALY, D OÑATE, D ONDERO LOOP, F LORES, OHRENSCHALL AND TAYLOR M ARCH 5, 2025 _______________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to food security.
(NRS 232.4966, 232.4968) Section 3 of this bill requires the Department, in coordination with the Council, to establish and administer the Grocery Initiative to award grants of money and provide technical assistance and other information to certain grocery stores in this State to expand access to healthy foods in food deserts sectionand 3areas requiresat therisk Department to award grants of moneybecoming tofood certaindeserts. grocery stores for certain purposes.
To the extent money is available, section 3 requires the Department to award grants of money to certain grocery stores for certain purposes.
and (2) make certain information and materials available on the Internet otherwebsite groceryof storesthe inDepartment thisto State.assist the growSection 5 authorizes the Department to apply for and accept gifts, grants, donations and contributions to carry out its duties pursuant to the provisions of sections 2-5.
theSection growth4 and development of granteesthis andbill Sectionsets 5forth authorizescertain therequirements Department to apply for anda acceptgrocery gifts,store grants,to donationsbe andeligible contributions to carryreceive outassistance itsfrom duties pursuant to the provisionsGrocery ofInitiative. sections 2-5.
-Section *SB282_R1* – 2 – Section 4 of this bill setsdefines forth“food certaindesert” requirements for athe grocerypurposes storeof tosections be3 eligibleand to5 receiveand assistancethe fromprovisions theof Groceryexisting Initiative.law relating to the Department.
Section 26 of this bill defines “food desert” for the purposes of sections 3 and 5 applies certain definitions in existing law relating to the Department to thehisthe bill provisions of sections 2-5.
Section 9 of this bill requires the Council to submit a written report to the 84tSection84th 8Session of thisthe billLegislature appropriatessummarizing $10,000,000this toresearch theand Departmentrecommendations. for thes.
GrocerySenate InitiativeAmendment toNo. award grants of money and provide technical assistance and other information to grocery stores in this State pursuant to sections 3 and 5.
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or (2) The census tract is an urban tract and at least 33 percent of the population of the census tract or 500 or more - *SB282_R1* – 3 – residents of the census tract reside more than 0.5 miles from the nearest grocery store.
The [Council on Food Security] Department may by regulation designate as a food desert one or more existing areas that do not meet the requirements set forth in subsection 1 based on data that includes, without limitation, poverty levels and access to grocery stores.
The Department shall, in coordination with the Council on Food Security, establish and administer the Grocery Initiative to award grants of moneySenate andAmendment provideNo. technical assistance and other information to grocery stores in this State to expand access to healthy foods in food deserts and any areas at risk of becoming food deserts in this State.
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The award of a grant of money pursuant to this subsection must prioritize equipment - *SB282_R1* – 4 – that is energy efficient.
(a) Shall provide technical assistance to any person awarded a grant from the Grocery Initiative and to other small, independently owned grocery stores in thisSenate StateAmendment toNo. ensure the long-term viability and business success of the grantee or independent grocery store.
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- *SB282_R1* – 5 – (b) Shall make available on the Internet website of the Department information and materials to assist the growth and development of grantees and other grocery stores in this State.
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Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity -to *SB282_R1*which –money 7from –the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
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