Assembly Bill A1882

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Requires additional 10% funding of agricultural environmental programs implemented in watersheds deemed critical to recreational fishing

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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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2019-A1882 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §151, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1083
2011-2012: A1194
2013-2014: A471
2015-2016: A2758
2017-2018: A1816

2019-A1882 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires additional 10% matching grant funding of agricultural environmental programs implemented in watersheds deemed, by the commissioner of environmental conservation, to be critical to recreational fishing.

2019-A1882 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1882
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HAWLEY, KOLB, CROUCH, FINCH, PALMESANO -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, GIGLIO, GOODELL, THIELE -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  funding
   of  agricultural  environmental  management  programs  implemented  in
   watersheds deemed critical to recreational fishing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 151 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended
 by chapter 375 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   § 151. Agricultural environmental management program. There is  hereby
 established  within the department an agricultural environmental manage-
 ment program to assist farmers in maintaining the economic viability  of
 their  farm operations while addressing environmental impacts from those
 operations, including, but not limited to, soil, air and water pollution
 and greenhouse gas emissions. The program may also include assistance to
 farmers for the development of agriculturally-derived  renewable  energy
 sources.  The  program  may  consist of planner certification to qualify
 persons to prepare AEM plans; technical assistance  to  farmers  partic-
 ipating in the program; financial assistance, within funds available, to
 soil  and water conservation districts and farmers to prepare and imple-
 ment plans PROVIDED THAT FOR  PLANS  IMPLEMENTED  IN  WATERSHEDS  DEEMED
 CRITICAL  TO  RECREATIONAL FISHING, AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF
 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL RECEIVE  NOT  LESS  THAN  TEN  PERCENT
 ADDITIONAL  FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  WHEN  SUCH  ASSISTANCE IS DISTRIBUTED
 THROUGH A MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM; other incentives for  program  partic-
 ipation;  and  evaluation  of  program procedures and projects to assess
 effectiveness.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02276-01-9

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