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Assembly Bill A9226

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a dairy assistance program

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2009-A9226 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6140
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 21-D ยงยง258-oo & 258-pp, Ag & Mkts L

2009-A9226 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a dairy assistance program.

2009-A9226 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9226 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9226

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  estab-
  lishing  a  dairy  assistance program; and providing for the repeal of
  such provisions upon expiration thereof

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
article 21-D to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 21-D
                        DAIRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
SECTION 258-OO. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
        258-PP. DAIRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
  S 258-OO. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS  THAT  THIS
STATE'S DAIRY FARMERS CONTINUE TO LABOR UNDER A COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY
LOW  MILK  PRICES  WELL BELOW THOSE OF TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, ALONG WITH
VERY HIGH FUEL, FEED, ENERGY,  FERTILIZER  AND  OTHER  OPERATING  COSTS.
THESE  CONDITIONS HAVE RESULTED IN UNPRECEDENTED LOSSES FOR DAIRY FARMS.
THE PRICE OF MILK CONTINUES TO BE WELL BELOW  THE  COST  OF  PRODUCTION.
MANY  OF  THE  VENDORS AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES SERVING DAIRY FARMERS HAVE
HAD TO PROVIDE AN INCREASING AMOUNT OF  CREDIT  TO  SUCH  FARMERS.  THIS
ARTICLE  IS  ENACTED TO ASSIST THE DAIRY FARMERS OF THIS STATE AND THEIR
INDUSTRY IN A TIME OF GREAT NEED AND TO  PREVENT  FURTHER  LOSS  IN  THE
DAIRY  INDUSTRY AND ITS INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH ARE CRITICAL TO THE STATE'S
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY.
  S 258-PP. DAIRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 1. A DAIRY ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM  IS
HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING
PAYMENT TO PRODUCERS FOR MILK PRODUCED DURING THE PERIOD  COMMENCING  ON
JULY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND EIGHT AND ENDING ON JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO THOU-
SAND NINE. THE DAIRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SHALL PAY ELIGIBLE PRODUCERS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TARGET PRICES TO BE ESTABLISHED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14692-02-9
              

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