| Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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| Jan 09, 2018 | reported and committed to finance |
| Jan 03, 2018 | referred to agriculture returned to senate died in assembly |
| Mar 13, 2017 | referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Feb 14, 2017 | advanced to third reading |
| Feb 13, 2017 | 2nd report cal. |
| Feb 07, 2017 | 1st report cal.178 |
| Jan 18, 2017 | referred to agriculture |
senate Bill S2898
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
Patty Ritchie
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
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Pamela Helming
(R, C, IP) 54th Senate District
Kathleen A. Marchione
(R, C, IP) 0 Senate District
S2898 (ACTIVE) - Details
S2898 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2898 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to establishing a one-stop farming hotline PURPOSE : To provide farmers with access to essential and valuable information on all aspects of farming, namely, tax credit programs, beginning farmer loans, and sustainable practices. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 adds a new provision at section 216 of the Agriculture and Markets law to establish and administer, with the assistance of the Cornell cooperative extension, a toll free number for the purpose of addressing issues and questions pertaining to farming. Section 2 provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : In recent years, New York State has made significant strides in investing in programs that aim to help the agriculture industry continue to grow. And, while these resources-like support for new farmers, information on important research, assistance with passing
S2898 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2898
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2017
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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 estab-
lishing a one-stop farming hotline
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 49 to read as follows:
49. SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH PURPOSE, ESTABLISH AND ADMIN-
ISTER, TOGETHER WITH THE CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, A ONE-STOP TOLL
FREE NUMBER FOR FARMERS, AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS TO ACCESS
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES REGARDING GOVERNMENTAL AND PRIVATE
PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST IN ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING FARM AND AGRICULTURAL
RELATED BUSINESSES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES,
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, MARKETING POSSIBILITIES AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL
RESOURCES. SUCH ONE-STOP SERVICE SHALL BE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08304-01-7
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