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Assembly Bill A7748

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of a horizontal silo leachate runoff working group

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2013-A7748 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5469
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 13-F ยง160-w, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2474
2017-2018: A4137

2013-A7748 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of a horizontal silo leachate runoff working group.

2013-A7748 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7748

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 3, 2013
                               ___________

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 creating
  a horizontal silo leachate runoff working group

  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 13-F to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 13-F
              HORIZONTAL SILO LEACHATE RUNOFF WORKING GROUP
SECTION 160-W. HORIZONTAL SILO LEACHATE RUNOFF WORKING GROUP.
  S 160-W. HORIZONTAL SILO LEACHATE RUNOFF WORKING GROUP. 1. THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO  STUDY  THE  OPTIONS  FOR  THE
TREATMENT  AND  MANAGEMENT  OF LEACHATE RUNOFF FROM HORIZONTAL OR BUNKER
SILOS.
  2. THE WORKING GROUP SHALL INCLUDE: REPRESENTATIVES FROM  THE  DEPART-
MENT  OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, REPRESENTATIVES FROM EMPIRE  STATE  DEVELOP-
MENT,  REPRESENTATIVES  FROM  THE  NEW YORK STATE FARM BUREAU, REPRESEN-
TATIVES  FROM  THE  UNITED  STATES  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE  NATURAL
RESOURCE  CONSERVATION SERVICE, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NORTHEAST DAIRY
PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM  THE  APPROPRIATE  INSTI-
TUTIONS AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY.
  3.  THE  WORKING GROUP SHALL MEET REGULARLY AND SHALL REVIEW AND STUDY
THE OPTIONS AND BEST PRACTICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING THOSE  FROM
OTHER  STATES,  FOR THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF LEACHATE RUNOFF FROM
HORIZONTAL OR BUNKER SILOS. THE WORKING GROUP  SHALL  INCLUDE  IN  THEIR
DISCUSSION,  BUT NOT LIMIT IT TO, THE COST OF SUCH TREATMENT AND MANAGE-
MENT OPTIONS FOR THE LEACHATE RUNOFF FROM HORIZONTAL  OR  BUNKER  SILOS.
THE  GROUP  SHALL ALSO INCLUDE IN THEIR DISCUSSION, BUT NOT LIMIT IT TO,
WAYS TO HELP FARMERS REDUCE THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE  TREATMENT  AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10944-03-3

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