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Assembly Bill A9549A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to defraying costs of aggregating, processing and transporting agricultural products for producers and processors

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2015-A9549 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6299
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1503
2019-2020: A6489

2015-A9549 - Summary

Relates to defraying costs of aggregating, processing and transporting agricultural products for producers and processors.

2015-A9549 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9549

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RUSSELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  defray-
  ing  costs  of  aggregating,  processing and transporting agricultural
  products for producers and processors

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  5-b  of  section  16  of the agriculture and
markets law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS OF  AGRI-
CULTURAL  PRODUCTS ON DEFRAYING THE COSTS OF AGGREGATING, PROCESSING AND
TRANSPORTING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AND IDENTIFY AND DISSEMINATE  INFOR-
MATION  ON  FEDERAL  AND  OTHER  GRANT  OR  ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WITH THE
PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING SUCH COSTS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13281-02-5

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2015-A9549A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6299
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1503
2019-2020: A6489

2015-A9549A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to defraying costs of aggregating, processing and transporting agricultural products for producers and processors.

2015-A9549A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9549--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RUSSELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Agriculture --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to assist-
  ance  with  aggregating,  processing  and  transporting   agricultural
  products for producers and processors

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5-b  of  section  16  of  the  agriculture  and
markets law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D)  PROVIDE,  IN  COOPERATION WITH CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, THE
DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  AND  OTHER  RESOURCES,  TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE,  TO  SMALL  SCALE  PRODUCERS  AND PROCESSORS OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN COORDINATING WITH EACH  OTHER  TO  AGGRE-
GATE, PROCESS AND TRANSPORT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WITH THE GOAL OF SELL-
ING  SUCH  PRODUCTS IN SUFFICIENT QUANTITIES TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF FOOD
BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS, AND IDENTIFY AND DISSEMINATE INFOR-
MATION TO PROVIDE TO SUCH PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS ON FEDERAL, STATE AND
PRIVATE GRANT OR OTHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS WITH THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING
AND SUPPORTING SUCH COORDINATION. THE  ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED  UNDER  THIS
PARAGRAPH  MAY  ALSO  BE  INCLUDED  AS  PART OF THE PROCUREMENT TRAINING
PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED IN SUBDIVISION TWO-D OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13281-03-6

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