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Assembly Bill A7160

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the "New York state food donation act of 2017"

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2017-A7160 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 16-B §§340 - 345, Exec L; amd §16, Ag & Mkts L

2017-A7160 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "New York state food donation act" encouraging the donation of excess food by state agencies and contractors to food assistance programs to benefit food-insecure people within the state.

2017-A7160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7160
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LUPINACCI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law and the agriculture and  markets  law,
   in  relation  to  the  donation  of  excess food by state agencies and
   contractors to food assistance programs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York state food donation act".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new article 16-B to read
 as follows:
                               ARTICLE 16-B
              FOOD DONATION BY STATE AGENCIES AND CONTRACTORS
 SECTION 340. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.
         341. DEFINITIONS.
         342. FOOD DONATION BY AGENCIES AND CONTRACTORS.
         343. COSTS.
         344. LIABILITY.
         345. FOOD DONATION GUIDELINES.
   § 340. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 1. THE LEGISLA-
 TURE FINDS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS FOOD-INSECURE FAMILIES  IN  NEW  YORK
 WHO  EXPERIENCE  DIFFICULTY  OBTAINING  AFFORDABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD ON A
 DAILY BASIS WHO WOULD BE HELPED BY DONATION  OF  EXCESS  FOOD  BY  STATE
 AGENCIES  AND CONTRACTORS. IN 1996 THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS PASSED THE
 BILL EMERSON GOOD SAMARITAN FOOD DONATION ACT, WHICH PROTECTS GOOD-FAITH
 DONORS WHO DONATE FOOD TO NONPROFIT  FEEDING  PROGRAMS  FROM  CIVIL  AND
 CRIMINAL LIABILITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. THE BILL EMERSON GOOD SAMARITAN
 FOOD  DONATION ACT COVERS DONATION OF ALL FOOD AND GROCERY PRODUCTS THAT
 MEET QUALITY AND LABELING STANDARDS IMPOSED BY FEDERAL, STATE AND  LOCAL
 LAWS  AND REGULATIONS, EVEN THOUGH THE FOOD MAY NOT BE "READILY MARKETA-
 BLE DUE TO AGE, FRESHNESS, GRADE, SIZE, SURPLUS, OR  OTHER  CONDITIONS".
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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