Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 18, 2013 |
vetoed memo.278 |
Dec 06, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
May 30, 2013 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.387 substituted for a2701 |
May 20, 2013 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 08, 2013 |
advanced to third reading |
May 07, 2013 |
2nd report cal. |
May 06, 2013 |
1st report cal.551 |
Feb 12, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 14, 2013 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S2152
Vetoed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
2013-S2152 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S2152 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2152 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law and the economic development law, in relation to creating the strategic farm and food product development coordinating council PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this bill is to create the Strategic Farm and Food Product Development Coordinating Council in order to further Promote the use of New York grown products. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends § 15 of the Agriculture and Markets Law by establish- ing the Strategic Farm and Food Product Development Coordinating Council and defining the ways in which the Council will function. Section 2: Adds a new 180-c of the Economic Development Law by requiring the Department to cooperate with the Department of Agriculture and Markets in the establishment of the Council. Section 3: Provides for the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: This Coordinating Council will seek to promote benefi- cial relationships among farmers, processors, wholesalers, distributors, and state institutional entities such as schools and prisons in order to promote the use of New York grown products in New York,
2013-S2152 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2152 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. VALESKY, GRISANTI, MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agricul- ture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the economic devel- opment law, in relation to creating the strategic farm and food prod- uct development coordinating council THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows: 6-A. (A) ESTABLISH, IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, A STRATEGIC FARM AND FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF FARMERS, PROCESSORS, WHOLE- SALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS INCLUDING RETAIL FOOD STORES AND FOOD SERVICE BUSINESSES, ACADEMIC EXPERTS AND OTHERS TO IDENTIFY FARM AND FOOD PRODUCTS THAT: (I) ARE, OR HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE, IN DEMAND BY A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE CONSUMER MARKET; AND (II) HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION BY, AND SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO, NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. (B) SUCH COUNCIL SHALL ALSO SEEK TO PROMOTE BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG FARMERS, PROCESSORS, WHOLESALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND STATE INSTITU- TIONAL ENTITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SCHOOLS, DAYCARE FACILI- TIES, AND PRISONS. THE COUNCIL SHALL IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO TRADE AND SUGGEST POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. (C) SUCH COUNCIL SHALL ALSO IDENTIFY RESOURCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSIST- ANCE FROM GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT INCREASED PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH FOODS AND BEVERAGES. THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHALL MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED PRODUCERS AND MARK- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04825-01-3
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