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Assembly Bill A7808A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Creates a moratorium on the annexation of agricultural land by localities for an industrial use

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2019-A7808 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6295
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1482, S1839
2023-2024: A139, S3326
2025-2026: A1122

2019-A7808 - Summary

Creates a moratorium on the annexation of agricultural land by certain localities for an industrial use for one year.

2019-A7808 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7808
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to create a moratorium on the annexation of agricultural land  by
   localities for an industrial use
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Moratorium on the annexation of agricultural land.  1.  For
 the purposes of this act:
   (a)  "agricultural  land"  shall include any lands that support a farm
 operation, that are used in agricultural production, or any lands refer-
 enced in section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; and
   (b) "industrial use" shall mean the use of land as an industrial  park
 or  a  distribution center as defined in subdivision 6 of section 352 of
 the economic development law.
   2. Notwithstanding any provision of law  to  the  contrary,  there  is
 hereby established a moratorium upon the annexation of agricultural land
 in  this state by a county, town, village, or municipality for an indus-
 trial use.  The moratorium shall continue for a period of one year  from
 the  effective date of this act or until the commissioner of the depart-
 ment of environmental conservation determines such moratorium  shall  be
 lifted.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11303-03-9

2019-A7808A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6295
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1482, S1839
2023-2024: A139, S3326
2025-2026: A1122

2019-A7808A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a moratorium on the annexation of agricultural land by certain localities for an industrial use for one year.

2019-A7808A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7808--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 23, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to create a moratorium on the annexation of agricultural land by
   certain localities for an industrial use

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Any  town within a county with a population of fifty-five
 thousand or  less  that  has  completed  an  agricultural  and  farmland
 protection  plan  pursuant to section 324 of the agriculture and markets
 law prior to the effective date of this act, may  impose  a  moratorium,
 not  to  exceed one year, on the annexation of agricultural land greater
 than two hundred acres for an industrial use, to allow for the  develop-
 ment of an updated agricultural and farmland protection plan.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11303-04-9

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