| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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|---|---|
| Mar 03, 2014 | referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Feb 27, 2014 | advanced to third reading |
| Feb 26, 2014 | 2nd report cal. |
| Feb 11, 2014 | 1st report cal.164 |
| Jan 08, 2014 | referred to agriculture returned to senate died in assembly |
| Mar 12, 2013 | referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Mar 07, 2013 | advanced to third reading |
| Mar 06, 2013 | 2nd report cal. |
| Mar 05, 2013 | 1st report cal.151 |
| Jan 23, 2013 | referred to agriculture |
senate Bill S2677
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Catharine Young
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Thomas F. O'Mara
(R, C) 58th Senate District
Michael H. Ranzenhofer
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S2677 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5742
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; amd §§7209 & 7307, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: S2470, A5809
2011-2012: S850, A2164
2015-2016: S3024, A2407
2017-2018: S852, A5007
2019-2020: S1000
S2677 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2677 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law and the education law, in relation to farm conservation practices PURPOSE: To clarify that the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets and the NYS Soil & Water Conservation Committee shall be the authorities that establish the need for technical expertise on farm environmental and conservation best management practices. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 16 of the Agriculture and Markets Law is amended to give authority to the Commissioner of Agriculture & Markets, along with the NYS Soil & Water Conservation Committee to review farm conservation practices and determine the technical expertise needed to implement such practices. JUSTIFICATION: Across the state, farms are working on implementing environmental best management practices. These efforts protect our natural resources and increase farm environmental sustainability. The experts that assist farmers in implementing these programs are local soil and water districts. The state committee that oversees the
S2677 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2677
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 23, 2013
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Introduced by Sens. YOUNG, O'MARA, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agricul-
ture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the education law,
in relation to farm conservation practices
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 45 to read as follows:
45. DEFINE AND REVIEW ON AN ON-GOING BASIS FARM CONSERVATION PRACTICES
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE TO
DETERMINE THE SCOPE OF ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING OR ARCHITECTURE
NECESSARY FOR SUCH PRACTICES.
S 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 7 of section 7209 of the education
law, as added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as
follows:
b. To alterations to any building or structure costing ten thousand
dollars or less which do not involve changes affecting the structural
safety or public safety thereof nor to farm buildings, including barns,
sheds, poultry houses and other buildings used directly and solely for
agricultural purposes; NOR TO FARM CONSERVATION PRACTICES, EXCEPT AS
DETERMINED NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS AND
THE STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE; nor to residence build-
ings of gross floor area of fifteen hundred square feet or less, not
including garages, carports, porches, cellars, or uninhabitable base-
ments or attics.
S 3. Paragraph 1 of subdivision 5 of section 7307 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 994 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read
as follows:
1. Farm buildings, including barns, sheds, poultry houses and other
buildings used directly and solely for agricultural purposes; NOR TO
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06905-01-3
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