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§ 4050.4. PASS

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public WelfareEffective: January 24, 2011

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 62 P.S. Poor Persons and Public Welfare (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 33A. Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System Act (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 24, 2011
62 P.S. § 4050.4
§ 4050.4. PASS
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(a) Authorization.--The department shall develop and operate PASS as a system for this Commonwealth's food industry to donate, sell or otherwise provide food products to the charitable food organizations in existence within this Commonwealth. The department may contract with a private charitable food assistance network operating within this Commonwealth to carry out the provisions of this act.
(b) Requirements.--PASS shall include the following:
(1) Identification of sources of food products available for distribution to charitable food organizations in this Commonwealth, including a list of farmers who have agreed to supply food products from farms located in this Commonwealth.
(2) Determination of cost-effective mechanisms for transportation of food products.
(3) Incentives for growers, packers, processors and other entities in the food industry located in this Commonwealth to donate, sell or otherwise provide food products, including reimbursement for services provided.
(4) Distribution of food products to needy or low-income individuals and families. Food products shall be distributed in accordance with the formula used in the administration of the State Food Purchase Program. The department shall maintain a list of charitable food organizations eligible for participation in the distribution of food products.
(5) An annual report delivered to the chairman and minority chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives providing detailed information on the sources, types and pounds of food, the distribution of food products and the number of households served by the distributions.

Credits

2010, Nov. 23, P.L. 1134, No. 113, § 4, effective in 60 days [Jan. 24, 2011].
62 P.S. § 4050.4, PA ST 62 P.S. § 4050.4
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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