Department of Agriculture Releases Master List for Farm-to-Market Roads
What happened
The Department of Agriculture provided a validated master list for farm-to-market roads (FMRs) that lawmakers used for insertions into the proposed budget. A spokesman for the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the projects taken by the House of Representatives originated from the agency’s list. However, errors in coordinates were noted, which were attributed to human error during the copy-pasting process by staff.
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Why it matters
The master list is used by the House of Representatives for legislative oversight of agricultural infrastructure. The People's Budget Coalition plans to collaborate with the Department of Agriculture to correct the flagged coordinates and improve support for agricultural infrastructure projects.
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Who's involved
- Department of AgricultureProvided the validated master list for farm-to-market roads.
- house of representativesUsed the master list to make insertions into the proposed budget.
Possible ripples
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The entities involved
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house of representatives
general term for legislative bodies
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Department of Agriculture
government organization in Belize City, Belize