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Senate Bill S7046

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a farmer resource portal to assist farmers in accessing certain information

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2019-S7046 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §27-a, Ag & Mkts L

2019-S7046 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish an online farmer resource portal to assist farmers in accessing certain information relating to financial assistance, regulations and the meetings of certain public bodies of the department.

2019-S7046 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7046 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7046
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. METZGER -- 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  estab-
   lishing  a  farmer  resource  portal  to  assist  farmers in accessing
   certain information

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 section 27-a to read as follows:
   § 27-A. FARMER RESOURCE PORTAL.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CREATE  AND
 MAINTAIN  AN ONLINE PORTAL TO ASSIST FARMERS IN ACCESSING INFORMATION TO
 BE KNOWN AS THE "FARMER RESOURCE PORTAL".  THE  FARMER  RESOURCE  PORTAL
 SHALL  DIRECT  FARMERS  TO  STATE  AND FEDERAL GRANTS AND LOANS, PROVIDE
 INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ABOUT REGULATIONS THAT AFFECT FARMERS,  PROVIDE
 LINKS  TO  AGRICULTURAL  RESEARCH  FUNDED AND CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF NEW
 YORK STATE, PROVIDE AN INDEX OF ALL THE BOARDS AND  COMMISSIONS  OF  THE
 DEPARTMENT  INCLUDING  INFORMATION  ABOUT  MEMBERS,  MEETING  TIMES  AND
 LOCATIONS, AND THE PURPOSE OF SUCH BOARD OR COMMISSION, AND INCLUDE  ANY
 ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION  THAT THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS NECESSARY OR APPRO-
 PRIATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14321-03-9

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