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                                  5510

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 3, 2019
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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  appro-
  priation  and apportionment of moneys for the promotion of agriculture
  and domestic arts in the county of Orange

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 286 of the agriculture and markets law, as amended
by chapter 61 of the laws of 1954, the section heading and subdivision 1
as amended by and subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5 as added by chapter 683 of
the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  § 286. Appropriation and apportionment of moneys for the promotion  of
agriculture  and domestic arts.  1. There shall be appropriated annually
for the department of agriculture and markets an amount of money  suffi-
cient  to  pay and satisfy the reimbursement moneys herein specified and
which money shall be disbursed by the  commissioner  on  behalf  of  the
state for the promotion of agriculture and domestic arts, to duly incor-
porated agricultural or horticultural corporations as defined in section
fourteen  hundred nine of the not-for-profit corporation law, THE COUNTY
EXTENSION SERVICE ASSOCIATION IN THE  COUNTY  OF  ORANGE,  the  American
institute  in the city of New York, the Goshen Historic Track, Inc., the
Genesee Valley Breeders' Association, Inc. and county extension  service
associations in proportion to the actual premiums paid during the previ-
ous year including premiums paid for trials or tests of speed and endur-
ance of harness horses.
  2.  Eligibility.  (a)  To qualify for premium reimbursement under this
section, agricultural and horticultural corporations, THE COUNTY  EXTEN-
SION SERVICE ASSOCIATION IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, the American institute
in the city of New York, the Goshen Historic Track, Inc. and the Genesee
Valley  Breeders' Association, Inc. must have held, with the approval of
the commissioner, an annual fair or  exposition  for  the  promotion  of

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

                                                           LBD01772-01-9

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agriculture and domestic arts during the previous calendar year, paid at
least  five  thousand  dollars  in  actual  premiums and filed an annual
report as required in paragraph (c) of this subdivision.
  (b)  To  qualify for premium reimbursement under this section a county
extension service association must have held, with the approval  of  the
commissioner,  a fair or exposition for the promotion of agriculture and
domestic arts during the previous calendar year open to  all  youths  in
that  county  up  to age twenty-one. [A] EXCEPT FOR THE COUNTY EXTENSION
SERVICE ASSOCIATION IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, A county extension  service
association  may not receive reimbursement for a fair or exposition in a
county where an agricultural or horticultural corporation or the  Ameri-
can institute in the city of New York has held such a fair or exposition
during  the  past two years. A county extension service association must
have paid at least five hundred dollars in actual premiums and filed  an
annual report as required in paragraph (c) of this subdivision.
  (c)  All  organizations eligible to receive moneys appropriated by the
state pursuant to this section shall file with the Department an  annual
report on or before the fifteenth day of December. The report shall list
all premiums awarded during the calendar year and the exhibits for which
the premiums were awarded.
  3.  Reimbursement  amounts. (a) Each organization eligible for premium
reimbursement pursuant to paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  two  of  this
section  shall  receive seven thousand two hundred dollars or the amount
actually paid out in premiums, whichever is less. Each organization that
has paid out more than seven thousand two hundred dollars shall also  be
eligible  to  receive  an additional reimbursement equal to the premiums
paid in its youth department, not to exceed one  thousand  five  hundred
dollars.
  (b) Each eligible cooperative extension association shall receive five
thousand  dollars or the amount actually paid out in premiums, whichever
is less.
  (c) After reimbursements have been allocated  pursuant  to  paragraphs
(a)  and  (b)  of this subdivision, the remaining appropriation, if any,
shall be distributed in equal shares to the agricultural or horticultur-
al corporations, THE COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE ASSOCIATION IN THE  COUNTY
OF  ORANGE,  the  American institute in the city of New York, the Goshen
Historic Track, Inc. and the Genesee Valley Breeders' Association,  Inc.
if  they  have  not been fully reimbursed as a result of the allocations
set forth above. The American institute in the  city  of  New  York,  if
eligible, shall receive two shares of the pro-rated amount.
  (d)  In  no event shall any agricultural or horticultural corporation,
THE COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE ASSOCIATION IN THE COUNTY  OF  ORANGE,  the
American  institute  in the city of New York, the Goshen Historic Track,
Inc. or the Genesee Valley Breeders' Association, Inc. receive more than
the amount actually paid out in premiums  or  twelve  thousand  dollars,
whichever is less.
  4.  Any organization that shall fail or neglect to hold an annual fair
or exposition and file its annual  report  for  two  consecutive  years,
shall forfeit any privileges or money to which it may otherwise be enti-
tled pursuant to the provisions of this article. In computing such peri-
od  of  two  consecutive  years,  no year shall be counted in which such
failure was deemed by the commissioner to be attributable to a cause  or
condition  with  respect  to  which the organization or its directors or
officers had no control, or for any other reason which the  commissioner
deems justified.

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  5.  For  the  purposes  of  this article, Rockland County Future, Inc.
shall be eligible for premium reimbursement, as  provided  in  paragraph
(a)  of  subdivision  three of this section so long as such organization
has held, with the approval of the commissioner, an annual fair or expo-
sition for the promotion of agriculture and domestic arts in conjunction
with a county extension service association during the previous calendar
year;  paid at least five thousand dollars in actual premiums; and filed
an annual report as required in paragraph (c) of subdivision two of this
section.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.