Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. § 6-308.2
Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee
Effective May 8, 2020Added by Acts 2014, c. 228, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 22, § 5; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2020, c. 628, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020.State of Maryland
- (a) There is an Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee.
(b) The Committee consists of the following seven members:
- (1) the Secretary, or the Secretary's designee;
- (2) the Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary's designee;
- (3) the Secretary of Planning, or the Secretary's designee;
- (4) the Secretary of Health, or the Secretary's designee;
- (5) the Secretary of Human Services, or the Secretary's designee;
- (6) the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary's designee; and
- (7) the Secretary of Education, or the Secretary's designee.
- (c) The Secretary or the Secretary's designee is the chair of the Committee.
- (d) The Department shall provide staff for the Committee.
(e) The Committee shall:
- (1) advise and make recommendations to the Department on the development and adoption of regulations related to food desert projects;
- (2) make recommendations to the Secretary on applications for designating an area as a food desert; and
- (3) make recommendations for interagency coordination to reduce the number of food deserts and promote healthy food access for Maryland neighborhoods.
Added by Acts 2014, c. 228, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2014. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 22, § 5; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2020, c. 628, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020.