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Ch.415 —2— This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 113789 of the Health and Safety Code,proposed by AB 2297,to be operative only if AB 2297 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1,2013, and this bill is chaptered last. By imposing duties on local officials and adding new crimes, this bill would create a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state,reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Small businesses have played an important role in helping slow economies recover and prosper as an engine of job creation. During the 1990s,small businesses created the majority of new jobs and now account for 65 percent of United States employment. (b) California, and the United States as a whole, are facing growing obesity and obesity-related disease epidemics. (1) Two-thirds of American adults and nearly one-third of children and teens are obese or overweight,placing them at risk for developing chronic diseases such as diabetes,heart disease,and cancer. (2) One in every nine California children, one in three teens, and over half of adults are already overweight or obese.This epidemic affects virtually all Californians. (3) These health conditions are preventable and curable through lifestyle choices that include consumption of healthy fresh foods. (c) For decades, low-income and rural communities have faced limited opportunities to purchase healthy foods. Often,without cars or convenient public transportation options,low-income residents in these areas must rely for much of their shopping on expensive, fatty, processed foods sold at convenience and corner stores. (d) There is a growing movement in California to support community-based food production,sometimes referred to as"cottage food," "artisanal food;'"slow food,""locally based food;'or"urban agriculture" movements.These movements seek to connect food to local communities, small businesses,and environmental sustainability. (e) Increased opportunities for entrepreneur development through microenterprises can help to supplement household incomes,prevent poverty and hunger, and strengthen local economies. 90