Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Mar 25, 2014 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Senate Bill S6883
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions Committee
- Introduced
-
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
-
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
-
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S6883 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9291
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
- Laws Affected:
- Add §16-w, UDC Act
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2015-2016:
A1102
2017-2018: A4411
2013-S6883 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6883 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the urban development corporation act, in relation to a young farmers NY fund PURPOSE: To amend the urban development corporation act, in relation to a Young Farmers NY fund. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 identifies the Young Farmers NY fund. Section two provides for the effective date. EXISTING LAW: While similar competitive grant programs exist in New York law, there is no existing state program to provide competitive grants to young farmers. JUSTIFICATION: While agriculture is considered to be a major New York industry, state economic development financing programs do not treat agriculture as an individual sector, and financing is not available to provide farmers with assistance to be more competitive in national and international markets. New York's farm community is aging and it has become increasingly difficult to attract young people to farming and to encourage younger
2013-S6883 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6883 I N S E N A T E March 25, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RITCHIE, BALL, BONACIC, DeFRANCISCO, FARLEY, GALLI- VAN, GRIFFO, GRISANTI, LARKIN, LAVALLE, LIBOUS, LITTLE, MARCHIONE, MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO, O'MARA, RANZENHOFER, ROBACH, SEWARD, VALESKY, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the urban development corporation act, in relation to a young farmers NY fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a new section 16-w to read as follows: S 16-W. YOUNG FARMERS NY FUND. 1. THE YOUNG FARMERS NY FUND IS HEREBY CREATED. THE PURPOSE OF THE YOUNG FARMERS NY FUND IS TO MAKE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS, WITHIN AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, TO SUPPORT YOUNG FARMERS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONSIDER FARMING AS A CAREER, RESULTING IN THE GROWTH OF AGRIBUSINESS WITHIN THE STATE AND THE CONCOMITANT CREATION OF JOBS AND TAX REVENUES FOR THE STATE. 2. THE CORPORATION SHALL CONSULT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH SUCH CRITERIA GOVERNING THE AWARD OF GRANTS AS AUTHORIZED HEREIN, AS THE CORPORATION AND SUCH DEPARTMENT DEEM NECESSARY. SUCH CRITERIA SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) FARMERS WHO HAVE NOT PRODUCED AN "AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT" AS DEFINED IN THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, FOR MORE THAN TEN CONSECUTIVE YEARS, AND WHO WILL MATERIALLY AND SUBSTANTIALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE PRODUCTION OF AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT WITHIN THE STATE. (II) FARMERS WHO DEMONSTRATE INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURAL TECHNIQUES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORGANIC FARMING AND SPECIALTY CROPS. (III) THE ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL JOBS WHICH WOULD BE CREATED OR RETAINED. (IV) FARMS OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ACRES OR LESS. 3. THE CORPORATION SHALL ESTABLISH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS FOR THE EVAL- UATION OF APPLICANTS FOR THE YOUNG FARMER NY FUND. WHEN AWARDING FUNDS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE CORPORATION SHALL ENSURE THAT APPLICANTS EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
Comments
Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.
Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.
Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.