Assembly Bill A1813

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the agriculture assistance program for financial assistance to agricultural production and services in the state

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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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2017-A1813 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 21-D §§258-qq & 258-rr, Ag & Mkts L; amd §16-h, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A983
2011-2012: A1357
2013-2014: A333
2015-2016: A3189

2017-A1813 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the agriculture assistance program for financial assistance to agricultural production and services in the state.

2017-A1813 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1813
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY, KOLB, GIGLIO, FINCH, McDONOUGH, PALMESANO
   --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CROUCH, McKEVITT, McLAUGH-
   LIN, OAKS, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Agri-
   culture
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law and the New York state
   urban development corporation act, in relation to  assisting  agricul-
   ture  in  the  state  through  the agriculture assistance program; and
   providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 article 21-D to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 21-D
                      AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
 SECTION 258-QQ. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
         258-RR. AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
   § 258-QQ. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS THAT  AGRI-
 CULTURE IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY ECONOMIC UNITS OF THE STATE AND THAT IT IS
 TO  THE  BENEFIT  OF ALL RESIDENTS THAT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO MAINTAIN
 AND  EXPAND  AGRICULTURE  PRODUCTION  AND   AGRICULTURAL   SERVICES   IS
 WARRANTED.  FURTHER, AGRICULTURE IN THOSE MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMUNITIES
 WHERE  AGRICULTURE  PRODUCTION  AND SERVICES HAVE BEEN HARMED BY NATURAL
 DISASTER OR WHICH ARE IN DECLARED DISASTER AREAS SHOULD BE GIVEN PREFER-
 ENCE IN RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
   § 258-RR.  AGRICULTURE  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 DEVELOP  A  PROGRAM AND PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF GIVING FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  TO  MAINTAIN  AND  EXPAND  AGRICULTURAL
 PRODUCTION  AND  AGRICULTURAL  SERVICES IN THE STATE. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL
 PROVIDE FOR PREFERENCE TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURE  IN  THOSE
 MUNICIPALITIES  AND  COMMUNITIES  WHICH HAVE HAD AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
 AND SERVICES HARMED BY NATURAL  DISASTER  OR  WHICH  ARE  LOCATED  IN  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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