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Assembly Bill A7275

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes a training program to foster awareness of laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the farming industry

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2015-A7275 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4962
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง17-0307, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A4475, S1917

2015-A7275 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a training program to foster awareness of laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the farming industry; provides for funding of such program from fines collected pursuant to certain violations.

2015-A7275 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7275

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  establishing  a  training  program for owners and employees of farming
  operations

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

  Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
new section 17-0307 to read as follows:
S 17-0307. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS TRAINING PROGRAM.
  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM TO  FOSTER  AWARE-
NESS AMONG OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES OF A FARMING OPERATION OF STATE ENVIRON-
MENTAL LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE FARMING INDUSTRY.
  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, ALL
FINES  COLLECTED  PURSUANT  TO VIOLATIONS OF PART SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY OF
TITLE SIX OF THE NEW YORK CODE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL  BE  UNDER
THE  SOLE  CUSTODY  OF  THE  COMMISSIONER AND SHALL BE USED FOR THE SOLE
PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE TRAINING PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09110-01-5

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