Senate Bill S6782

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes provisions on planning and development of regionally based urban and regional farmers' markets facilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture 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

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2009-S6782 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9811
Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Ren §16-n to be §16-t, add §16-u, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1319
2013-2014: A5321, A8677
2015-2016: A228
2017-2018: A550

2009-S6782 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the urban and regional farmers' markets facilities construction program; defines related terms and regulates grants and financing; establishes revolving loan and loan guarantee fund.

2009-S6782 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6782 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6782

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 4, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
  relation  to  the planning and development of urban and regional farm-
  ers' markets facilities

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

  Section  1.  Section  16-n  of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of
1968, constituting the New York state urban development corporation act,
as added by chapter 428 of the  laws  of  2006,  is  renumbered  section
16-t.
  S  2.  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-u to read as follows:
  S 16-U. URBAN AND REGIONAL FARMERS'  MARKETS  FACILITIES  CONSTRUCTION
PROGRAM. 1.  DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "URBAN  OR  REGIONAL  FARMER'S MARKET CONSTRUCTION PROJECT" SHALL
MEAN A PROJECT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION  AND  DEVELOPMENT  OF  A
YEAR-ROUND  URBAN OR REGIONAL FARMER'S MARKET PRIMARILY LEASING SPACE TO
FARMERS, FARMER/PROCESSORS AND CRAFT BUSINESSES FROM WITHIN  THE  REGION
OF THE GREENMARKET TO SELL DIRECTLY TO CUSTOMERS.
  (B) "NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION" SHALL MEAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES,
REGIONAL  MARKET AUTHORITIES, CORPORATION BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
AND REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER THE
PROVISIONS OF THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION  LAW  OR  OTHER  STATE  LAW
PROVIDING FOR NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
  (C) "HIGHLY DISTRESSED" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN
SECTION SIXTEEN-D OF THIS ACT.
  (D)  "ECONOMICALLY  DISTRESSED  AREAS"  SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS
PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION SIXTEEN-D OF THIS ACT.
  2. THE CORPORATION SHALL, FROM APPROPRIATIONS MADE AVAILABLE  FOR  THE
PURPOSE,  ESTABLISH  AN  URBAN  AND REGIONAL FARMERS' MARKETS FACILITIES
CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM WHICH SHALL OFFER CONSTRUCTION GRANTS  PURSUANT  TO
PARAGRAPHS  (A)  AND  (B) OF SUBDIVISION 3 OF THIS SECTION AND REVOLVING

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

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