Assembly Bill A228

Vetoed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Makes provisions on planning and development of regionally based urban and regional farmers' markets facilities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A228 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3441
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Ren §16-n to be §16-x, add §16-y, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2301, A9811
2011-2012: A1319, S4019
2013-2014: A5321, A8677, S2193
2017-2018: A550

2015-A228 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the urban and regional farmers' markets facilities construction program; defines related terms and regulates grants and financing; establishes revolving loan and loan guarantee fund.

2015-A228 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   228

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Economic Development

AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
  relation  to  the planning and development of urban and regional farm-
  ers' markets facilities

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

  Section  1.  Section  16-n  of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of
1968, constituting the New York state urban development corporation act,
as added by chapter 428 of the laws of 2006, is renumbered section 16-x.
  S 2. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of  1968,  constituting  the
New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a
new section 16-y to read as follows:
  S  16-Y.  URBAN  AND REGIONAL FARMERS' MARKETS FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION
PROGRAM. 1.  DEFINITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) "URBAN OR REGIONAL FARMERS'  MARKET  CONSTRUCTION  PROJECT"  SHALL
MEAN  A  PROJECT  FOR  THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A
YEAR-ROUND URBAN OR REGIONAL FARMERS' MARKET PRIMARILY LEASING SPACE  TO
FARMERS,  FARMER/PROCESSORS  AND CRAFT BUSINESSES FROM WITHIN THE REGION
OF THE GREENMARKET TO SELL DIRECTLY TO CUSTOMERS.
  (B) "NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION" SHALL MEAN AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES,
REGIONAL MARKET AUTHORITIES, CORPORATION BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT  DISTRICTS
AND REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS ORGANIZED UNDER THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THE  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPORATION  LAW OR OTHER STATE LAW
PROVIDING FOR NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
  (C) "HIGHLY DISTRESSED" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS PROVIDED FOR IN
SECTION SIXTEEN-D OF THIS ACT.
  (D) "ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS" SHALL HAVE  THE  SAME  MEANING  AS
PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION SIXTEEN-D OF THIS ACT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04260-01-5
              

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