§ 190B.201 — Iowa emergency food purchase program — fund

Iowa § 190B.201

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title V: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 190B: FARM TO FOOD DONATION TAX CREDIT AND EMERGENCY FOOD PURCHASES

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1. An Iowa emergency food purchase program fund is established in the state treasury
and shall be administered by the department of agriculture and land stewardship. The fund
shall consist of moneys appropriated to the fund pursuant to section 602.8108, subsection 11,
and any other moneys appropriated to the fund.
2. The purpose of the fund is to relieve situations of emergency experienced by families
or individuals who reside in this state, including low-income families and individuals
and unemployed families and individuals, by distributing food to those persons, and the
department of agriculture and land stewardship may contract with an Iowa food bank
association to manage the program.
3. The Iowa food bank association managing the program shall distribute food under the
program to emergency feeding organizations in this state. The Iowa food bank association
shall report to the department of agriculture and land stewardship as required by the
department.
4. “Iowa food bank association” means a private nonprofit entity that meets all of the
following requirements:
a. The association is organized under chapter 504.
b. The association qualifies under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as an
organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue
Code.
c. The association’s members include food banks, or affiliations of food banks, that
together serve all counties in this state.
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d. The association’s principal office is located in this state.
5. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or
unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
expenditure for the purposes designated until two years following the last day of the fiscal
year in which the funds were originally appropriated.