SCR608

The amendment substantially strengthens the resolution by explicitly grounding the food donation collaboration effort in the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act's liability protections and adding extensive supporting evidence, including specific statistics on food insecurity (one in eight people, one in six children), the percentage of food wasted (35 percent), the tax incentive available ($1.97 per pound), and South Dakota's hunger rates (110,000+ people affected, 22-30 percent food insecurity rate). Rather than simply urging general action, the resolution now emphasizes that donors have legal protection to donate safely, making the collaboration appeal more concrete and persuasive.

The amendment converted the bill from a draft (engrossed) version to its final enrolled form by converting numerals to written-out words (like "35" to "thirty-five" and "110,000" to "one hundred ten thousand") and adding signature lines and adoption dates showing it passed both chambers. This is a purely technical formatting change with no shift in the bill's substantive purpose of urging food donation collaboration.