Legislative Session Report Week 3
January 29, 2021
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONTINUES BUDGET WORK
美国国会星期二回到国会大厦，开始立法会议的第五天. 立法机关本周开会到周五，这是为期40天的会议的第8天. The pace at the Capitol has picked up some, 众议院和参议院都在讨论拟议的立法. Appropriations hearings resumed this week as lawmakers continued to amend the FY21 budget and set the FY22 budget. On Thursday the House passed the $26.60亿美元的21财年修订预算(反映了2.5%的增长)，并将其转交给参议院. In addition, committees have begun to meet, with the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee convening on Thursday for the first time this session.
议员们将于周一返回金穹大厦, 2月1日是第10天，计划工作到周四, February 4th. Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB) staff will be at the Capitol to monitor and protect the issues important to our members and Georgia agriculture. 阅读影响佐治亚州农业的法案, 请参阅下面的利益法案部分.
House Appropriations Chairman Terry England (R-Auburn) presents the Amended FY21 Budget on Thursday.
RURAL CAUCUS CONVENES; GEORGIA FARM BUREAU TO HOST NEXT WEEK'S LUNCHEON
The Rural Caucus, 这是大会第二大核心小组，仅次于多数核心小组, 周三召开了今年的第一次会议. 该小组由代表我们农村社区和农业利益的立法者组成, and this weekly meeting is an effective way for them to discuss pertinent policy ideas and hear presentations from groups like Georgia Farm Bureau (GFB). This week was hosted by GFB’s close ally, Georgia Agribusiness Council, and the conversation largely centered around the innovative work of farmers that stepped up in 2020 to provide fresh Georgia produce to families statewide. One shining example was the work of Rep. Kasey Carpenter (R-Dalton) who created Georgia Gathered Goods produce boxes — utilizing partners like Rep. Sam Watson (R-Moultrie), Drew Echols of JAEMOR Farms, 还有一些是为了在整个夏天提供当地食品选择.
下周的会议将由亚洲体育博彩平台主办.
乔治亚州农业综合企业委员会主席威尔·本特利在农村党团会议上发表讲话
SENATE AG COMMITTEE MEETS; UGA CAES DEAN PLACE VISITS
The Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee met Thursday for the first time of the new session. The new chairman, Sen. Larry Walker (R-Perry), 在全体委员的简短介绍下开始了会议, including several freshmen Senators.
The committee heard from The University of Georgia’s new dean of The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES), Dr. Nick Place. Having grown up on a farm and previously serving as dean and director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Dr. Place已经做好了在未来几年引领CAES的准备. He discussed his goal of keeping Georgia on the cutting edge of agriculture to ensure it remains the number one industry in the state.
乔治亚州农场局(GFB)期待与Dr. 地方和CAES在促进和保护我们国家的农业产业. To learn more about Dr. Place, 观看GFB的“深入挖掘”虚拟系列节目，其中包括对院长的采访.
UGA CAES院长Nick Place向参议院农业和消费者事务委员会发表讲话
和新的参议院副主席一起"深入调查
参议院农业和消费者事务主席拉里·沃克(R-Perry)
Georgia Farm Bureau's (GFB) "Digging In" virtual series was created last summer to provide our membership with an alternative to the many in-person meetings and events that were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 由于进入州议会大厦的通道仍然受到限制, 我们将通过“深入挖掘”系列的下一个装置向您介绍国会大厦, featuring a conversation between the newly minted 参议院农业和消费者事务主席拉里·沃克(R-Perry) and GFB President Tom McCall.
Have a question about the Georgia General Assembly or the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee? Click here or reply to this email for a chance to have your question featured in the next installation of "Digging In" with Sen. Larry Walker!
美国农业部暂停冠状病毒食品援助计划(cfap)的支付
In accordance with the White House memo, Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended the processing and payments under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) - Additional Assistance and has halted implementation until further notice. Farm Service Agency local offices will continue to accept applications during the evaluation period, which ends on February 26, 2021.
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on the USDA suspension of CFAP payments.
“疫情给美国农业造成了前所未有的损失, and the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program has provided a lifeline for farmers and ranchers across the country. Many growers who previously did not qualify for assistance continue to suffer losses and need the help CFAP provides.
“We recognize the new administration’s desire to review important farmer and rancher assistance programs and we urge USDA to take into consideration our comments on how to improve such programs. 我们感谢CFAP申请将继续被接受, and we encourage the swift resumption of distribution of resources to the people who are working to keep America’s pantries stocked.”
BILLS OF INTEREST
HB 90:
Reps. 威廉森，伯恩斯，迪基，哈切特，莫里斯，华生
HB 90 seeks to address an issue that the existing 1939 statute does not appropriately cover modern forestry practices with in regards to mill purchases of cut timber and the chain of liability that follows such transactions. The legislation is supported by both the Georgia Bankers Association and the Georgia Forestry Association.
于2021年1月26日被分配到众议院司法委员会.
HB 139:
Reps. Mainor, Dukes, McClain, Mallow, Thomas
This bill would prohibit trains from blocking any traffic crossing for longer than 15 minutes (with exceptions for safety reasons), 并且还要求在十字路口的标志上提供电话号码，以报告此类情况.
于2021年1月28日被分配到众议院运输委员会.
HB 150:
Reps. Williamson, Hatchett, Kelley, Frazier, Parsons, Smith
在一个令人担忧的趋势中，美国的一些州和地方当局.S. have adopted measures banning the connection of certain fuels (propane and natural gas) in new construction in an effort to reach their “carbon free” goals. HB 150 would prohibit government entities in Georgia from banning the connection of any utility service based on the type or source of fuel. GFB支持这项法案，因为许多农业生产者依赖这些资源.
于2021年1月28日被分配到众议院能源，公用事业和电信委员会.
SB 29:
Sen. Anavitarte
This bill would require those wishing to vote in a Georgia election by absentee ballot to include a photocopy of their driver's license, voter ID card, U.S. passport, government employee ID, military ID card, or tribal identification card both when applying for an absentee ballot application and when returning it. 军人和海外选民将不受这一要求的限制.
2021年1月28日被分配到众议院道德委员会.
SB 30:
Sens. Beach, Harbison
Senate Bill 30 would provide for pari-mutuel horse racing in the state at a limited number of licensed equestrian centers, 成立乔治亚赛马委员会, 并对赛马及相关活动作出全面规管.
于2021年1月28日被分配到众议院监管行业和公用事业委员会.
2021年佐治亚州农业局在国会大厦的一天被取消
由于新冠肺炎病例的增加以及该州首府的其他不确定性, Georgia Farm Bureau has made the executive decision to cancel the annual Farm Bureau Day at the Capitol event, originally scheduled for February 9, 2021 in Atlanta. 请在您的日历上标记明年的活动，预计将于2022年2月8日举行.
2021 GEORGIA AG FORECAST
乔治亚州农场局是这次年度研讨会的赞助商, 哪一届将在2021年以虚拟方式举行，并且可以免费参加. 它将于1月29日星期五上午9:30开始举行.m. Ag Forecast shares the latest research and information from UGA faculty to help farmers and agribusinesses in Georgia's No. 1 industry. 主题主题是农业旅游和COVID-19对格鲁吉亚农民的影响. Breakout sessions will cover: livestock and poultry; cotton, peanuts grains and oilseeds; green industry and vegetables; fruits and tree nuts; and forestry and land taxation. Click here to register.
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乔治亚州农场局联合会有近250名成员,000，是该州最大的综合农场组织. 我们的目标是为农业部门提供领导和援助, to promote farm products, to aid in ag-related procurement, 在立法舞台上成为农民的代言人, 成为农业市场发展和拓展的领导者, 并争取更多的农业研究和教育资金和设施.
With members in all 159 Georgia counties, 乔治亚州农场局致力于促进和改善我们县的农业, state and nation and in continually improving and expanding our service-to-member programs which serve to enhance the quality of life for all Georgians.
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亚洲体育博彩平台公共政策部工作人员
Jeffrey Harvey, Director
Joe McManus, Assistant Director
Alex Bradford, State Affairs Coordinator
Raynor Churchwell, Agricultural Programs Specialist
Tripp Cofield, National Policy Counsel
Katie Duvall，宣传和政策发展协调员
Renee Jones, Office Coordinator
Jake Matthews, Governmental Affairs Specialist
Jeremy Taylor, Agricultural Programs Specialist
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