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Assembly Bill A471

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires additional 10% funding of agricultural environmental programs implemented in watersheds deemed critical to recreational fishing

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2013-A471 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2442
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง151, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1083, S7522
2011-2012: A1194, S4352
2015-2016: A2758
2017-2018: A1816
2019-2020: A1882

2013-A471 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires additional 10% matching grant funding of agricultural environmental programs implemented in watersheds deemed, by the commissioner of environmental conservation, to be critical to recreational fishing.

2013-A471 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   471

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. HAWLEY, KOLB, CROUCH, OAKS, FINCH, PALMESANO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BARCLAY,  GIGLIO,  GOODELL,  JORDAN,
  McLAUGHLIN, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agri-
  culture

AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to funding
  of  agricultural  environmental  management  programs  implemented  in
  watersheds deemed critical to recreational fishing

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

  Section 1. Section 151 of the agriculture and markets law, as  amended
by chapter 375 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S  151. Agricultural environmental management program. There is hereby
established within the department an agricultural environmental  manage-
ment  program to assist farmers in maintaining the economic viability of
their farm operations while addressing environmental impacts from  those
operations, including, but not limited to, soil, air and water pollution
and greenhouse gas emissions. The program may also include assistance to
farmers  for  the development of agriculturally-derived renewable energy
sources. The program may consist of  planner  certification  to  qualify
persons  to  prepare  AEM plans; technical assistance to farmers partic-
ipating in the program; financial assistance, within funds available, to
soil and water conservation districts and farmers to prepare and  imple-
ment  plans  PROVIDED  THAT  FOR  PLANS IMPLEMENTED IN WATERSHEDS DEEMED
CRITICAL TO RECREATIONAL FISHING, AS DETERMINED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  OF
ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  SHALL  RECEIVE  NOT  LESS THAN TEN PERCENT
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE  WHEN  SUCH  ASSISTANCE  IS  DISTRIBUTED
THROUGH  A  MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM; other incentives for program partic-
ipation; and evaluation of program procedures  and  projects  to  assess
effectiveness.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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