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Assembly Bill A6490

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a one-stop farming hotline with the Cornell cooperative extension

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2019-A6490 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4655
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7273
2017-2018: A7393, S2898
2021-2022: A5994, S4072
2023-2024: A5117, S2236

2019-A6490 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a one-stop farming hotline with the Cornell cooperative extension.

2019-A6490 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6490
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER, LIFTON -- read once and referred 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 50 to read as follows:
   50. 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.
                                                            LBD10483-01-9

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