Committee approves on‑farm organics grant program with reduced funding request
March 20, 2026 | Budget and Taxation Committee, SENATE, SENATE, Committees, Legislative, Maryland
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The committee considered Senate Bill 599, which would create an on‑farm organics diversion and recycling grant program administered by the Department of Agriculture in consultation with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). The program would award grants for on‑farm organics recycling, compost use, food‑waste prevention and food rescue.
Amendments struck provisions establishing a separate wasted‑food reduction and diversion grant program and required the Governor to provide $250,000 for the program in FY28; the fiscal estimate was reduced from roughly $3.3 million in later years to $250,000 in FY28 and $375,000 thereafter under the amendment.
The committee called for the question and approved the item by voice vote; a numerical tally was not recorded in the transcript.
Amendments struck provisions establishing a separate wasted‑food reduction and diversion grant program and required the Governor to provide $250,000 for the program in FY28; the fiscal estimate was reduced from roughly $3.3 million in later years to $250,000 in FY28 and $375,000 thereafter under the amendment.
The committee called for the question and approved the item by voice vote; a numerical tally was not recorded in the transcript.
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