HB2730: Relating to incentives for beginning agricultural operators; declaring an emergency.

Legislative Summary

The Act creates a new program to encourage beginning farmers and ranchers and creates a new fund for the program. The Act goes into effect when the Governor signs it. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.1). [Digest: The Act creates a new program to encourage beginning farmers and ranchers. The Act creates a new fund for the program. (Flesch Readability Score: 79.3).] Establishes a beginning farmer and rancher incentive program in the State Department of Agriculture. Requires the department to establish types of incentives to provide to beginning farmers and ranchers. Establishes the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Incentive Fund. Continuously appropriates moneys in the fund to the department for purposes of the incentive program. Appropriates moneys for deposit into the fund. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.