Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 17, 2022 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
Apr 04, 2022 |
ordered to third reading cal.515 substituted for a9336a |
Apr 04, 2022 |
substituted by s7861a |
Mar 31, 2022 |
advanced to third reading cal.515 |
Mar 29, 2022 |
reported |
Mar 16, 2022 |
print number 9336a |
Mar 16, 2022 |
amend and recommit to agriculture |
Feb 23, 2022 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A9336A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BARRETT
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7861 - Passed Assembly
- 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
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
Jonathan Jacobson
2021-A9336 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7861
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets
2021-A9336 - Summary
Directs the department of agriculture and markets, in cooperation with NYSERDA and institutions of higher education, to develop and produce guidance and educational materials for farmers on the use of agrivoltaics in farming; requires the department of agriculture and markets to provide a booth at the state fair for the purpose of educating the general public on the use of agrivoltaics in farming.
2021-A9336 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9336 I N A S S E M B L Y February 23, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to direct the department of agriculture and markets, in cooper- ation with the New York state energy research and development authori- ty, to develop and produce guidance and educational materials on the use of agrivoltaics in farming THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the term "agri- voltaics" shall mean an arrangement of land use that collocates solar photovoltaic panels and agriculture and/or animal grazing, for the purpose of producing electricity and producing crops and/or animal farm- ing simultaneously from a single land unit. § 2. Guidance and educational materials on agrivoltaics. (a) The department of agriculture and markets, in cooperation with the New York state energy research and development authority, shall develop guidance and educational materials for farmers regarding the use of agrivoltaics in farming that shall, at a minimum, contain the following: (i) benefits impacting crop production, reduced electricity costs, and diversified revenue streams; (ii) information on the use of high value shade-resistant crops; (iii) potential marketing opportunities to sustainability-mindful consumers; (iv) potentials for water use reduction; (v) potentials for extended crop growing seasons; and (vi) pollinator-friendly standards and practices. (b) No later than one hundred twenty days after the effective date of this act, the guidance and educational materials developed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section shall be produced and distributed to coop- erative extension offices located in the state and to New York state soil and water conservation districts, and made available on the websites of the department of agriculture and markets and the New York state energy research and development authority. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14275-02-2
co-Sponsors
Jo Anne Simon
Jonathan Jacobson
Donna Lupardo
2021-A9336A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7861
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets
2021-A9336A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the department of agriculture and markets, in cooperation with NYSERDA and institutions of higher education, to develop and produce guidance and educational materials for farmers on the use of agrivoltaics in farming; requires the department of agriculture and markets to provide a booth at the state fair for the purpose of educating the general public on the use of agrivoltaics in farming.
2021-A9336A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9336--A I N A S S E M B L Y February 23, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, SIMON, JACOBSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to direct the department of agriculture and markets, in cooper- ation with the New York state energy research and development authori- ty, to develop and produce guidance and educational materials on the use of agrivoltaics in farming THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the term "agri- voltaics" shall mean the simultaneous use of areas of land for both solar photovoltaic power generation and agriculture including the collo- cation of solar photovoltaic panels and production of crops and/or animal farming such as grazing on the same property. § 2. Guidance and educational materials on agrivoltaics. (a) The department of agriculture and markets, in cooperation with the New York state energy research and development authority and institutions of higher education with expertise in agrivoltaics, shall develop guidance and educational materials for farmers regarding the use of agrivoltaics in farming that shall, at a minimum, contain the following: (i) information about available resources to assist farmers to maxi- mize agricultural production including, but not limited to, growing crops or grazing animals on land with collocated solar panels; (ii) information on the use of high value shade-resistant crops; (iii) information about potential marketing opportunities to consumers interested in purchasing food and other agricultural products from farms that produce renewable energy and may be positively impacting climate change; (iv) the potential for benefits such as reduced electricity costs, diversified revenue streams, and water use reduction; (v) the potential for extended crop growing seasons; and (vi) information about pollinator-friendly standards and practices for farmland with collocated solar photovoltaic panels. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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