New Jersey § 52:27j-7

§ 52:27j-7.

a. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, of the monies

appropriated to emergency food organizations pursuant to an annual appropriations

act: (1) 10 percent of each emergency food organization's funding allocation shall be expended

on New Jersey agricultural products, and may include expenditures related to agricultural

capital investment and innovation; (2) up to 30 percent of each emergency food organization's funding allocation may

be used for administrative and staffing costs and the purchase of capital investments

or infrastructure, including for the purchase of necessary technology, vehicles, and

storage requirements including refrigeration or dry space; and (3) no less than 60 percent of each emergency food organization's State funding allocation

shall be used to support local distribution agencies. Support for local distribution agencies includes the purchasing of food that fulfills

local distribution agencies' stated needs, the awarding of cash funds to local distribution

agencies, or the reimbursement of local distribution agencies based on costs incurred

by each agency. Emergency food organizations shall be permitted to apply to the Office of the Food

Security Advocate for a waiver to utilize these funds to fill a demonstrated need

for a program that supports local distribution agencies. b. The Office of the Food Security Advocate, in consultation with the emergency food

organizations, shall develop a process for eliciting and gathering data about local

distribution agencies' food and capacity needs. Each emergency food organization, shall use the identified process and the resulting

data to develop a data-informed plan for the equitable support of local distribution

agencies. Each plan shall be tailored to the service area and needs of the emergency food organization,

and shall provide for purchasing on behalf of local distribution agencies based on

a stated need, the awarding of cash funds to local distribution agencies, or reimbursements

to local distribution agencies based on costs incurred by each agency. c. Each emergency food organization shall provide a written report, on a monthly basis,

to the Office of the Food Security Advocate, which details the following expenditures

of State funds: (1) the aggregate total of financial support provided to local distribution agencies; (2) the name of each of local distribution agency that received funding or other assistance

in the specific month and the amount of funding and assistance received; and (3) an aggregated list summarizing the capital purchases made by emergency food organizations

and local distribution agencies in the month. d. The allotment of funding to emergency food organizations shall be contingent upon

the successful implementation of the plan developed pursuant to subsection b. of this

section and the satisfaction, by such emergency food organizations, of the fiscal

and programmatic requirements and other contractual obligations detailed in their

contracts.