to follow certain food nutrition standards for their foods.

提供经济激励
It's a little bit complicated,

这有一点复杂
but instead of requiring all the districts

但比起要求所有地区
to only sell snacks that met certain guidelines,

只销售达到标准的零食相比
they basically told districts,

他们基本上是告诉所有地区
you can choose to participate or not to participate in this program,

你们可以自由选择是否加入该项目
but if you choose to participate we will pay you three times as much money

但如果你选择加入该项目我们将
for our reimbursement for your program as we typically would.

付给你三倍于参加该项目所花费的钱
So it was a pretty nice sort of incentive for them.

因此这对他们确实是个很好的激励
Then just from a strategic perspective,

然后从战略角度来看
I think Senator Williams having gotten his bill vetoed

我认为威廉姆议员在前一年已经
the year before,

为了他的法案得到足够支持