SCR608

The amendment substantially strengthens the resolution by anchoring it explicitly to the federal Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 1996, adding specific data on food insecurity rates (110,000 people facing hunger in South Dakota, including 40,000 children), quantifying food waste (35 percent of usable food in landfills), and detailing liability protections and tax incentives ($1.97 per pound) to encourage donations—shifting the focus from general government responsibility to a collaborative, legally-protected framework for private sector participation.

The amendment converted the resolution from an engrossed draft to its final enrolled form by changing numeric figures to word format (e.g., "35" to "thirty-five," "110,000" to "one hundred ten thousand") and adding the official adoption signatures and dates from both chambers. This is a stylistic and administrative finalization with no substantive change to the resolution's purpose of urging food donation collaboration.