Iowa Code 190A.5 – Farm-to-school fund
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1. A farm-to-school fund is created in the state treasury under the management and control of the department.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 190A.5
- Department: means the department of environmental quality in a reference to a time before July 1, 1983, the department of water, air and waste management in a reference to a time on or after July 1, 1983, and through June 30, 1986, and the department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1986, and includes any officer or agency within that department. See Iowa Code 172D.1
- Department: means the department of agriculture and land stewardship. See Iowa Code 190A.2
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Fund: means the grain depositors and sellers indemnity fund created in section 203D. See Iowa Code 203D.1
- Fund: means the farm-to-school fund created in section 190A. See Iowa Code 190A.2
- Program: means the farm-to-school program created in section 190A. See Iowa Code 190A.2
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- year: means twelve consecutive months. See Iowa Code 4.1
2. The fund shall include moneys appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. The fund shall include any other moneys available to and obtained or accepted by the department, including moneys from public or private sources, to support the program.
3. Moneys in the fund are appropriated to support the program in a manner determined by the department, including for reasonable administrative costs incurred by the department. However, the department shall not expend more than four percent of moneys existing at any one time in the fund during each fiscal year for purpose of paying costs associated with the administration of the program and fund incurred by the department during that fiscal year. Moneys expended from the fund shall not require further special authorization by the general assembly.
4. a. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated.