TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins is commending the Florida Senate for its latest passage of SB 110, also referred to as the Rural Renaissance invoice, laws geared toward revitalizing the state’s rural communities.
In a letter addressed to Florida Senate President Ben Albritton and the invoice’s sponsor, Sen. Corey Simon, Rollins and T.W. Shannon, USDA senior advisor for rural prosperity, applauded their management and the Senate’s dedication to addressing the urgent financial challenges dealing with rural communities.
“As our nation faces a $49 billion agricultural commerce deficit, 30% larger enter prices, the latest lack of 141,733 farms, and an over 14% poverty charge in nonmetro areas, federal and state policymakers have an obligation to enact daring, course-correcting insurance policies to revitalize rural economies,” Rollins wrote within the letter.
Key provisions of the Senate-passed laws embody the creation of an Workplace of Rural Prosperity and the introduction of Rural Renaissance grants. The invoice helps small enterprise improvement, expands broadband entry, improves healthcare via telemedicine, enhances transportation infrastructure, and strengthens schooling.
Albritton, a sixth-generation Floridian and fourth-generation citrus grower, shared the Rollins letter with all Senate lawmakers.
“Due to your help of this complete initiative, Florida can turn out to be a nationwide mannequin for making a rural renaissance whereby native communities throughout the nation can develop and prosper as they see match,” Albritton stated.
Rollins expressed optimism concerning the collaborative potential between Florida and federal companies, stating within the letter: “We’re hopeful within the coming months to align federal, state, personal, and nonprofit sources to realize our shared objective—a revival of rural America.”
The invoice nonetheless requires Home passage earlier than heading to Gov. Ron DeSantis for signature.
