8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1204-10-1

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024

Section 8 CCR 1204-10-1 - Definitions

1.1. "Amount Certain Spent by the Member of the Consortium on Completing its Duties and Responsibilities of the Consortium" or "Amount Certain" means the amount spent on pallet, pallet break, distribution, and delivery fees that is eligible for a subsidy from the Consortium but is not otherwise covered by the Consortium.

1.2. "Community Food Access Program (CFA Program or Program)" means the program created in section 35-1-117, C.R.S., to improve access to and lower prices for healthy foods in low-income and underserved areas of the state.

1.3. "Community Food Consortium (Consortium)" means the community food consortium created in section 35-1-117(8)(a), C.R.S.

1.4. "Department" or "CDA" means the Colorado Department of Agriculture created in section 35-1-103, C.R.S.

1.5. "Duties and Responsibilities" means the duties and responsibilities of the members of the consortium pursuant to section 35-1-117(2)(a), C.R.S.

1.6. "Farm Direct Operation" means a farm that produces and sells Colorado grown or raised products directly to consumers.

1.7. "Grant Award" means a contractual award of funds through the Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grant Program.

1.8. "Grant Program" or "CFA Grant Program" means the Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grant Program created in section 35-1-117(3)(a), C.R.S.

1.9. "Limited Supermarket Access Area" means an area where households have inadequate and inequitable access to supermarkets, based on income, distance to existing stores, and car ownership rates.

1.10. "Member of the Consortium" means any member of the community food consortium for small food retailers and Colorado-owned and Colorado-operated farms created in section 35-1-117(2)(a), C.R.S.

1.11. "Purchase Price" means the amount actually paid by the purchaser for the small food business recovery and resilience grant program equipment, including charges for sales tax and freight, but not including any charges for assembly, installation, other construction services, or permit fees.

1.12. "Purchaser" means a small food retailer or small family farm that purchases small food business recovery and resilience grant program equipment.

1.13. "Qualified Census Tract" means any census tract that is designated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and, for the most recent year for which census data are available on household income in such tract, either in which 50 percent or more of the households have an income that is less than 60 percent of the area median gross income for such year or that has a poverty rate of at least 25 percent.

1.14. "Rural" means any population, housing, or territory not in an urban area as defined in this rule.

1.15. "Small Family Farm" has the same meaning as set forth in section 35-1-117(8)(d), C.R.S.

1.16. "Small food business recovery and resilience grant program equipment" or "Equipment" means the items listed in section 35-1-117(3)(a)(II) and (3)(a)(IV), C.R.S.

1.17. "Small Food Retailer" has the same meaning as set forth in section 35-1-117(8)(e), C.R.S.

1.18. "SNAP" means the supplemental nutrition assistance program established in part 3 of article 2 of title 26 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

1.19. "Urban" means a densely settled core of census blocks that encompasses at least 2,000 housing units or that has a population of at least 5,000 people or that is identified in the 2020 "Census Qualifying Urban Areas and Final Criteria Clarifications," adopted by reference herein (87 Federal Register Vol. 87, No. 249, 80114; effective December 29, 2022). Material incorporated by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated material. Copies of material incorporated by reference are available for public inspection during regular business hours and may be obtained at a reasonable charge or examined by contacting the Markets Division, Colorado Department of Agriculture, 305 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80021. Further, the incorporated material may be examined at no cost on the Internet at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/12/29/2022-28286/2020-census-qualifying-urban-areas-and-final-criteria-clarifications.

1.20. "WIC" has the meaning set forth in section 35-1-117(8)(g), C.R.S.

8 CCR 1204-10-1

47 CR 03, February 10, 2024, effective 3/16/2024