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Feb 22, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A9972
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
NOLAN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
co-Sponsors
Rory Lancman
Margaret Markey
Michele Titus
multi-Sponsors
Vivian Cook
Michael DenDekker
Nettie Mayersohn
Grace Meng
2009-A9972 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7476
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Governmental Operations
- Law Section:
- State Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §81-a, State L
2009-A9972 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9972 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the state law, in relation to naming the Newtown Pippin apple as the official state historic fruit PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill names the Newtown Pippin apple as the state historic fruit. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section I names the Newtown Pippin apple as the state historic fruit of New York. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The Newtown Pippin apple is an heirloom apple born, developed and grown in New York State. It is a chance apple which sprouted from a random seed or "pip" and was first picked in 1730 on the farm of Gresham Moore in Newtown, Queens County. The Newtown Pippin was the pre-eminent apple of early America. George Washington favored them, Ben Franklin had them shipped to him in London and Thomas Jefferson grew them at Monticello and wrote of them to James Madison from Paris, "They have no apple here to compare with our Newtown Pippin." It is indeed the "Founding Apple." This bill recognizes the agricultural, economic and culinary history of the Newtown Pippin. From its start in Queens, the Newtown Pippin apples are now grown on small farms throughout New York State. There is no restriction or genetic patent to restrict its cultivation. Naming the
2009-A9972 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9972 I N A S S E M B L Y February 22, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to naming the Newtown Pippin apple as the official state historic fruit THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 81-a to read as follows: S 81-A. STATE HISTORIC FRUIT. THE NEWTOWN PIPPIN APPLE SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL HISTORIC FRUIT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16048-01-0
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