COVID-19 business relief programs agriculture.

Plain English: The amendment changes a specific funding amount for agriculture business grants from a fixed number to an amount that will be decided by the legislature.

• Removes the fixed funding amount of $55 million for agriculture business grants impacted by COVID-19.

• The exact new amount determined by the legislature is not specified and could vary.

Plain English: The amendment adds requirements for agriculture business grants, including that producers must show proof of losses due to COVID-19 and that grants should consider the value of livestock or crops.

• Adds a requirement for producers to provide evidence showing they suffered losses because of COVID-19.
• Specifies that grant amounts will be based on the relative value of the producer's livestock or crops.

• The amendment does not specify how the 'relative value' of livestock or crops is calculated, which could leave room for interpretation.

Plain English: The amendment adds a rule that agriculture businesses which have already applied for relief through another program cannot receive funds from this act unless there are significant changes to the eligibility criteria.

• Adds language after line 3 on page 1, specifying limitations related to COVID-19 business relief programs.
• Inserts new section 4 into the bill which restricts agriculture businesses that have already applied for relief through another program from receiving funds unless there are significant changes in eligibility criteria.

• The amendment text does not provide specific details about what constitutes 'materially different' eligibility criteria, leaving some ambiguity.
• It is unclear how the new section will be enforced or monitored for compliance with these restrictions.

Plain English: The amendment changes how grants for agriculture businesses affected by COVID-19 will be given out, focusing on the number of livestock owned or acres of crops produced.

• Adds a new rule that grants must follow federal law and should be based on the amount of livestock or crop land a farmer has.
• Removes some existing text about where the money for these grants comes from.
• Gets rid of specific details about how to spend the grant money, including any previous changes made by other amendments.
• Changes 'reappropriation' to 'appropriation' in one place.

• The exact impact on farmers who do not fit the criteria for livestock or crop land is unclear from this amendment text alone.

Plain English: The amendment removes certain sections of the bill related to business relief programs for agriculture businesses affected by COVID-19 and updates specific dates from 2020 to 2021.

• Removes a section about providing funding for grants to agriculture businesses impacted by COVID-19.
• Deletes references to 'Section 2(b)' in the bill text.
• Changes all occurrences of the year '2020' to '2021'.

• The amendment's text does not provide clear details about which specific sections are being removed, making it hard to understand exactly what parts of the bill will be affected.

Plain English: The amendment changes the wording of the bill to specify that funds will be appropriated rather than reappropriated from federal CARES Act or similar sources, and it reduces the funding amount.

• Changes 'reappropriation' to 'appropriation' in several places where funds are mentioned.
• Reduces the total funding amount from $80 million to up to $55 million.
• Removes specific details about how the funds will be used and replaces them with a simpler reference to CARES Act funds.

• The amendment text does not explain what changes are made on page 2 lines 2 through 4, so their removal is noted but not detailed.