An Act to Amend Title 16 of the Delaware Code Relating to Food Deserts.

This Act creates the Delaware Grocery Initiative. \r \r The Delaware Grocery Initiative is a healthy foods initiative that seeks to provide financial assistance to eligible food resources as designated by the bill. The Act defines food deserts and eligibility requirements for the initiative. The Act authorizes the Division of Small Business to implement the grant and financial support system. \r \r This substitute bill does the following:\r \r 1. Adds the following terms in the definition section of the Act: Council, food resource, Healthy Foods Retail Initiative, Program, and specialty grocer. \r 2. Modifies the definition of food desert.\r 3. Removes terms of grocery store, rural tract,…