Assembly Bill A7181

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires municipalities which sell, transfer or lease community garden real property to use proceeds therefrom for community garden purposes

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  • 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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2011-A7181 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §31-j, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A6442

2011-A7181 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires municipalities which sell, transfer or lease community garden real property to use proceeds therefrom for community garden purposes.

2011-A7181 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7181

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, TITONE, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of A.   AUBRY, BOYLAND, BRENNAN, COLTON, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,
  JACOBS, McENENY, PEOPLES-STOKES, PHEFFER, REILLY, J. RIVERA,  SCARBOR-
  OUGH, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to provid-
  ing assistance for community gardens

  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
section 31-j to read as follows:
  S 31-J. SALE OF COMMUNITY GARDENS PROPERTY.  WHENEVER  A  MUNICIPALITY
SELLS,  TRANSFERS  OR LEASES REAL PROPERTY WHICH WAS USED AS A COMMUNITY
GARDEN AT ANY TIME WITHIN FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO  SUCH  SALE,  TRANSFER  OR
LEASE,  AND SUCH REAL PROPERTY BEING SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR LEASED WILL BE
USED FOR A PURPOSE OTHER THAN COMMUNITY GARDEN  PURPOSES,  SUCH  MUNICI-
PALITY  SHALL DEPOSIT TEN PERCENT OF THE PROCEEDS FROM SUCH SALE, TRANS-
FER OR LEASE INTO A SEPARATE ACCOUNT TO  BE  DESIGNATED  THE  "COMMUNITY
GARDENS ACCOUNT".  FUNDS FROM SUCH ACCOUNT SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR
THE  PURPOSES  OF  PURCHASING,  ACQUIRING OR LEASING REAL PROPERTY TO BE
USED AS COMMUNITY GARDENS, OR COSTS FOR IMPROVING COMMUNITY GARDEN PROP-
ERTY.  IN ADDITION, SUCH FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES AND MATE-
RIALS NEEDED BY COMMUNITY GARDENS AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND  FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE, TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS,  NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER GROUPS THAT SPONSOR
OR PROPOSE TO SPONSOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02478-01-1

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