(a) The fund formerly known as the charity food bank assistance fund is redesignated the donated food bank assistance fund and is continued. The fund consists of moneys provided by appropriation.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 19-30-12

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Donated food bank: means a nonprofit organization that solicits, stores, or redistributes food products to charitable organizations and individuals for the purpose of feeding needy families and individuals. See West Virginia Code 19-30-5

(b) A donated food bank which meets the minimum standards for food banks may qualify, subject to available moneys, for assistance from this fund for any of its operations.

(c) Assistance granted pursuant to this article shall be administered by the commissioner of agriculture. No more than five percent of the assistance granted to a donated food bank pursuant to this article may be used for administrative purposes.