Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 23, 2017 |
vetoed memo.167 |
Oct 11, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 06, 2017 |
returned to senate passed assembly |
May 24, 2017 |
ordered to third reading cal.420 substituted for a5060 |
Mar 22, 2017 |
referred to agriculture |
Mar 21, 2017 |
delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.451 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Mar 03, 2017 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S4900
Vetoed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Vetoed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Vetoed By Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
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co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S4900 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S4900 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4900 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the agriculture and markets law and the public lands law, in relation to access to viable agricultural land for new and beginning farmers PURPOSE : To direct the Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets to enhance access to viable agricultural land for new and beginning farmers and would direct the Commissioner of the Office of General Services to work with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets to develop an inventory of state-owned real property that may be viable for farming. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends § 16 of the agriculture and markets law by adding new subdivision 2-e. Subdivision 2-e provides aid in efforts supporting the successful transfer of viable agricultural land from existing owners to new owners and operators, especially beginning farmers. Section 2 amends subdivision 5 of section 309 of the agriculture and markets law to require the Agriculture Advisory Council to provide
2017-S4900 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4900 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 3, 2017 ___________ 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 and the public lands law, in relation to access to viable agricultural land for new and beginning farmers 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 2-f to read as follows: 2-F. AID IN EFFORTS SUPPORTING THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF VIABLE AGRI- CULTURAL LAND FROM EXISTING OWNERS TO NEW OWNERS AND OPERATORS, ESPE- CIALLY BEGINNING FARMERS. § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 309 of the agriculture and markets law, as added by chapter 79 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: 5. The advisory council on agriculture shall advise the commissioner and other state agency heads on state government plans, policies and programs affecting farming and the agricultural industry of this state INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ADVICE REGARDING TAX, FINANCIAL ASSIST- ANCE AND OTHER POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT COULD ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF BEGINNING FARMERS AND ISSUES RELATED TO TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF FARMS. Concerned state agencies shall be encouraged to establish a working relationship with the council and shall fully cooperate with the council in any requests it shall make. § 3. Subdivision 6 of section 323 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by chapter 150 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: 6. reporting biennially to the governor and the legislature regarding the activities of the commissioner, INCLUDING EFFORTS TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO VIABLE AGRICULTURAL LAND FOR NEW AND BEGINNING FARMERS, the types of technical assistance rendered to county agricultural and farmland EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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