AGRICULTURE CODE

CHAPTER 21. GRANT PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS AGRICULTURAL 
PRODUCTS


	§ 21.001.  CREATION.  The department by rule shall 
develop a program to award grants to nonprofit organizations for 
the purpose of collecting and distributing surplus agricultural 
products to food banks and other charitable organizations that 
serve needy or low-income individuals.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 49, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. 
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Agriculture Code § 20.001 by Acts 
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, § 2(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.


	§ 21.002.  ELIGIBILITY.  Subject to available funds, a 
nonprofit organization is eligible to receive a grant under this 
chapter if the organization:
		(1)  has at least five years of experience coordinating 
a statewide network of food banks and charitable organizations that 
serve each county of this state;
		(2)  operates a program that coordinates the collection 
and transportation of surplus agricultural products to a statewide 
network of food banks that provide food to needy or low-income 
individuals;  and
		(3)  submits to the department, in the manner and time 
prescribed by the department, a proposal for the collection and 
distribution to food banks or other charitable organizations for 
use in providing food to needy or low-income individuals of surplus 
agricultural products, including:
			(A)  a description of the proposal;                                          
			(B)  a schedule of projected costs for the 
proposal;                       
			(C)  measurable goals for the proposal;  and                                 
			(D)  a plan for evaluating the success of the 
proposal.                    

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 49, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Agriculture Code § 20.002 by Acts 
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, § 2(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.


	§ 21.003.  REPORT.  A nonprofit organization that 
receives a grant under this chapter must report the results of the 
project to the department in the manner prescribed by the 
department.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 49, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  
Renumbered from V.T.C.A., Agriculture Code § 20.003 by Acts 
2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, § 2(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.