Senate Bill S6986

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing state funding for the fees and costs associated with providing electronic benefit transfer technology at farmers' markets

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

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2015-S6986 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §262, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S3034

2015-S6986 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing state funding for the fees and costs associated with providing electronic benefit transfer technology at farmers' markets.

2015-S6986 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6986 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6986

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in  relation  to  state
  funding for electronic benefit transfer technology at farmers' markets

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 262 of the  agri-
culture  and  markets law, as added by section 4 of part U of chapter 60
of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (c) equipment costs associated with improving  farmers'  market  func-
tions, including but not limited to expanding access to electronic bene-
fit  transfer technology [for] AND SERVICE COSTS AND ANY FEES ASSOCIATED
WITH FURNISHING SUCH TECHNOLOGY,  SUCH  AS  TRANSACTION  FEES,  WIRELESS
TECHNOLOGY  FEES,  APPLICATION  FEES, AND SEASONAL REACTIVATION FEES, AT
farmers' markets and other non-traditional food access  points  in  food
deserts in the state.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14590-01-6


              

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