Senate Bill S8362A

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes agricultural and farmland protection programs

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A10301 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S8362 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10301
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§321, 322 & 325, Ag & Mkts L

2017-S8362 - Summary

Includes the use of farmer-purchased farmland protection agreements in the commissioner's evaluation of applications for funding for agricultural protection plans.

2017-S8362 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8362 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8362
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 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  the
   acquisition of agricultural preservation restrictions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  Section 321 of the agriculture and markets law,  as  added
 by chapter 797 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   § 321. Statement  of  legislative  findings  and  intent. It is hereby
 found and declared  that  agricultural  lands  are  irreplaceable  state
 assets.  In  an  effort to maintain the economic viability, and environ-
 mental and landscape preservation values  associated  with  agriculture,
 the state must explore ways to sustain the state's valuable farm economy
 and  TO  PROTECT  AND  INVEST IN THE PEOPLE AND the land base associated
 with it. External pressures on farm stability such as population  growth
 in  non-metropolitan  areas  and  public infrastructure development, AND
 NON-AGRICULTURAL INTEREST IN  PROTECTED  FARMLAND,  pose  a  significant
 threat to farm operations, yet are the pressures over which farmers have
 the  least control. Local initiatives in agricultural protection policy,
 facilitated by the agricultural districts program established in article
 twenty-five-AA of this chapter, have proved effective as a basic step in
 addressing these pressures.  In an effort to encourage further  develop-
 ment  of agricultural and farmland protection programs, and to recognize
 both the crucial role that local government plays  in  developing  these
 strategies,  plus  the state constitutional directive to the legislature
 to provide for the protection of agricultural  lands,  it  is  therefore
 declared  the policy of the state to promote local initiatives for agri-
 cultural and farmland protection.
   § 2. Section 322 of the agriculture and  markets  law  is  amended  by
 adding four new subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9 to read as follows:
   6.  "AFFORDABILITY  PROVISION"  MEANS  A  PREEMPTIVE PURCHASE RIGHT OR
 OTHER PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN AN AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT OR IN
 AN ADDENDUM THERETO, THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO  ENSURE  THAT  PROTECTED
 FARMLAND IS AFFORDABLE TO QUALIFIED FARMERS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

co-Sponsors

2017-S8362A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10301
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§321, 322 & 325, Ag & Mkts L

2017-S8362A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes the use of farmer-purchased farmland protection agreements in the commissioner's evaluation of applications for funding for agricultural protection plans.

2017-S8362A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8362A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8362--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. RITCHIE, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Agriculture  --
   reported  favorably from said committee and committed to the Committee
   on Rules -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
   acquisition of agricultural preservation restrictions
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Section 321 of the agriculture and markets law, as added
 by chapter 797 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   § 321. Statement of legislative findings  and  intent.  It  is  hereby
 found  and  declared  that  agricultural  lands  are irreplaceable state
 assets. In an effort to maintain the economic  viability,  and  environ-
 mental  and  landscape  preservation values associated with agriculture,
 the state must explore ways to sustain the state's valuable farm economy
 and TO PROTECT FARM OPERATIONS AND the land  base  associated  with  it.
 External  pressures  on farm stability such as population growth in non-
 metropolitan areas, LACK OF ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE  FARMLAND,  and  public
 infrastructure development pose a significant threat to farm operations,
 yet  are  the pressures over which farmers have the least control. Local
 initiatives in agricultural protection policy, facilitated by the  agri-
 cultural districts program established in article twenty-five-AA of this
 chapter, have proved effective as a basic step in addressing these pres-
 sures.    In  an effort to encourage further development of agricultural
 and farmland protection programs, and to recognize both the crucial role
 that local government plays in developing  these  strategies,  plus  the
 state  constitutional  directive  to  the legislature to provide for the
 protection of agricultural lands, it is therefore declared the policy of
 the state to promote local initiatives  for  agricultural  and  farmland
 protection.
   §  2. Subdivision 1 of section 322 of the agriculture and markets law,
 as added by chapter 797 of the laws of  1992,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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