BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 2413
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2413 (John A. Pérez)
As Introduced February 21, 2014
Majority vote
AGRICULTURE 7-0 APPROPRIATIONS 16-0
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|Ayes:|Eggman, Olsen, Lowenthal, |Ayes:|Gatto, Bigelow, |
| |Dahle, Pan, Quirk, Yamada | |Bocanegra, Bradford, Ian |
| | | |Calderon, Campos, Eggman, |
| | | |Gomez, Holden, Jones, |
| | | |Linder, Pan, Quirk, |
| | | |Ridley-Thomas, Wagner, |
| | | |Weber |
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SUMMARY : Creates the Office of Farm to Fork (OF2F) within the
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to work
with various groups and organizations involved in promoting food
access, to increase the amount of agricultural products
available to schools and underserved communities in the state.
Specifically, this bill :
1)Makes declarations and findings relating to food access in
California.
2)Creates OF2F to work with public and private organizations
interested in food access, to increase the availability of
agricultural products to underserved communities.
3)Creates a Farm to Fork (F2F) account in the CDFA fund.
Requires funds to consist of money made available from
federal, state, industry and other sources.
4)Allows funds deposited in the F2F account to be used for OF2F,
without regard to fiscal year.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, minor and absorbable incremental costs.
COMMENTS : F2F is a term that encompasses efforts that bring
local or regionally produced foods to people who want or need
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access to these products. F2F is currently being accomplished
in many different ways in California. It can be seen in farmers
markets, community supported agriculture, and other venues where
people can buy food directly from growers. Other examples are
farm to school programs that increase access and awareness of
fresh fruits and vegetables through the use of school gardens
and education, and community and urban gardens that help
communities grow their own foods.
By creating OF2F within CDFA to coordinate with state and
federal agencies, along with private and public organizations,
this bill will help streamline F2F efforts. CDFA is uniquely
situated to administer OF2F due to CDFA's knowledge of the
agricultural industry, and CDFA's ability to bring farmers
together with a variety of public and private organizations to
increase the supply of healthy food.
Analysis Prepared by : Victor Francovich / AGRI. / (916)
319-2084
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