PRINTER'S NO. 1283
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1124
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, APRIL 8, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, APRIL 8, 2019
AN ACT
Making appropriations from the General Fund to the Department of
Agriculture for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and
for the payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the
close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
PART I
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Section 101. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Appropriation
Act of 2019 – Department of Agriculture.
PART III
GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 2019-2020
Section 301. Appropriations from General Fund.
The following amounts, or as much thereof as may be
necessary, are hereby appropriated from the General Fund to the
Department of Agriculture for the purposes specified in this
part for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and for the
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payment of bills incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020:
Federal State
For general government
operations of the Department of
Agriculture.
State appropriation....... 31,791,000
The following Federal amounts
are appropriated to supplement
the sum appropriated for general
government operations:
(1) "Pennsylvania Plant Pest
Detection System."
Federal appropriation..... 1,300,000
(2) "Poultry Grading
Service."
Federal appropriation..... 100,000
(3) "Medicated Feed Mill
Inspection."
Federal appropriation..... 100,000
(4) "National School Lunch
Administration."
Federal appropriation..... 1,700,000
(5) "Emergency Food
Assistance."
Federal appropriation..... 4,000,000
In addition to the specific
amounts appropriated herein, all
other money received from the
Federal Government for emergency
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food assistance are hereby
appropriated to such program.
(6) "Biofuel Infrastructure
Partnership."
Federal appropriation..... 7,000,000
(7) "Pesticide Enforcement,
Certification, Training and
Control Program."
Federal appropriation..... 1,000,000
(8) "Agricultural Risk
Protection."
Federal appropriation..... 1,000,000
(9) "Commodity Supplemental
Food."
Federal appropriation..... 3,500,000
In addition to the specific
amounts appropriated herein, all
other money received from the
Federal Government for commodity
supplemental food are hereby
appropriated to such program.
(10) "Organic Cost
Distribution."
Federal appropriation..... 650,000
(11) "Animal Disease
Control."
Federal appropriation..... 4,000,000
(12) "Food Establishment
Inspections."
Federal appropriation..... 3,500,000
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(13) "Integrated Pest
Management."
Federal appropriation..... 250,000
(14) "Johne's Disease Herd
Project."
Federal appropriation..... 2,000,000
(15) "Avian Influenza
Surveillance and Response."
Federal appropriation..... 25,000,000
(16) (Reserved).
(17) (Reserved).
(18) "Scrapie Disease
Control."
Federal appropriation..... 60,000
(19) "Monitoring Foot and
Mouth Disease."
Federal appropriation..... 150,000
(20) (Reserved).
(21) "Innovative Nutrient and
Sediment Reduction."
Federal appropriation..... 750,000
(22) "Animal Identification."
Federal appropriation..... 2,000,000
(23) "Specialty Crops."
Federal appropriation..... 3,500,000
(24) "Emerald Ash Borer
Mitigation."
Federal appropriation..... 800,000
(25) "Mediation Grant."
Federal appropriation..... 200,000
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(26) "Farmland Protection."
Federal appropriation..... 6,000,000
(27) "Crop Insurance."
Federal appropriation..... 2,000,000
(28) "Spotted Lanternfly."
Federal appropriation..... 12,000,000
(29) "Animal Feed Regulatory
Program."
Federal appropriation..... 2,000,000
(30) "Conservation
Partnership Farmland
Preservation."
Federal appropriation..... 6,500,000
For spotted lanternfly
control.
State appropriation....... 3,000,000
For agricultural excellence
programs.
State appropriation....... 1,331,000
For farmers market food
coupons.
State appropriation....... 2,079,000
The following Federal amounts
are appropriated to supplement
the sum appropriated for farmers
market food coupons:
(1) "Farmers Market Food
Coupons."
Federal appropriation..... 3,500,000
(2) "Senior Farmers Market
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Nutrition."
Federal appropriation..... 2,200,000
In addition to the specific
amounts appropriated herein, all
other money received from the
Federal Government for farmers
market food coupons and senior
farmers market nutrition are
hereby appropriated to such
program.
For agricultural research.
State appropriation....... 2,187,000
For agricultural promotion,
education and exports.
State appropriation....... 303,000
For hardwoods research and
promotion.
State appropriation....... 424,000
For development and operation
of an open livestock show,
including cattle, swine, sheep
and horses.
State appropriation....... 215,000
For planning and staging of an
open dairy show.
State appropriation....... 215,000
For youth shows.
State appropriation....... 169,000
For grants to counties for the
purchase of food to be provided
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to needy persons in this
Commonwealth. This amount
includes up to $1,500,000 for the
Pennsylvania agricultural surplus
system program, up to $1,000,000
for the emergency food assistance
development program and up to
$500,000 for the cost of
distributing TEFAP commodities to
counties.
State appropriation....... 19,688,000
The following Federal amounts
are appropriated for product
promotion and marketing:
(1) "Market Improvement."
Federal appropriation..... 250,000
For food marketing and
research.
State appropriation....... 494,000
For transfer from the General
Fund to the Nutrient Management
Fund.
State appropriation....... 2,714,000
For transfer from the General
Fund to the Conservation District
Fund.
State appropriation....... 869,000
For transfer from the General
Fund to the Agricultural College
Land Scrip Fund restricted
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account.
State appropriation....... 53,882,000
For transfer from the General
Fund to the Pennsylvania
Preferred Trademark Licensing
Fund.
State appropriation....... 605,000
PART V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 501. (Reserved).
Section 502. Effective date.
This act shall take effect July 1, 2019, or immediately,
whichever is later.
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