Senate Bill S271

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the small farm disaster recovery grant program

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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-S271 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1337
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §325-b, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4521, A7038
2015-2016: S5635, A2457
2017-2018: S5127, A191
2021-2022: S1266, A1650
2023-2024: S6014, A1046

2019-S271 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the small farm disaster recovery grant program; provides grants for the purchase and replanting of crops destroyed by natural disaster.

2019-S271 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S271 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    271
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- 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 small farm disaster recovery grant program

   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 325-b to read as follows:
   § 325-B. SMALL FARM DISASTER RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HERE-
 BY ESTABLISHED A SMALL FARM DISASTER RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMIN-
 ISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOP-
 MENT CORPORATION.
   2.  THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF TO SMALL
 FARMS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS.
   3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SMALL FARM SHALL ONLY  INCLUDE  FARMS
 THAT  SELL PRODUCE AND HAVE ANNUAL SALES OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
 OR LESS.
   4. THE OWNER OF ANY SMALL FARM MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR  A  GRANT
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS SECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT. GRANTS AWARDED PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  PURCHASING  AND
 REPLANTING CROPS THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY A NATURAL DISASTER.
   5.  THE  COMMISSIONER,  UPON  REVIEW  OF AN OWNER'S APPLICATION, SHALL
 DETERMINE IF THE OWNER IS ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
 THE COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE THE DETERMINATION AS TO THE AMOUNT OF  GRANT
 THE  SMALL  FARM  OWNER  NEEDS TO REBUILD HIS OR HER CROP, PROVIDED THAT
 SUCH AMOUNT SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   6. THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED THROUGH ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS  OF  THE
 LEGISLATURE OR ANY OTHER FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE STATE FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS  SECTION.  GRANTS SHALL ONLY BE AWARDED BASED UPON THE AVAILABILITY
 OF FUNDS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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