Senate Bill S1305

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to work with the state's land grant university system to produce a report to provide recommendations on the state's farm and food supply

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A952 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2021-S1305 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A952
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Commissioner
Laws Affected:
Rpld §16, Ag & Mkts L (as proposed in S.8561-A & A.10607-A)

2021-S1305 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in coordination with the commissioner of economic development, to work with the state's land grant university system to produce a report to provide advice, guidance, and recommendations on improving the resiliency and self-reliance of the state's farm and food supply and the related supply chain logistics to address food shortages, food waste, and the inability to get New York farm goods to markets that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the goal of creating permanent solutions beyond the state of emergency to reflect the changing wholesale, retail and consumer marketplace; makes related provisions.

2021-S1305 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1305 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1305
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing  the  commissioner  of  agriculture  and
   markets  to  work  with  the  state's  land grant university system to
   produce a report to provide recommendations on the  state's  farm  and
   food  supply;  and to repeal certain provisions of the agriculture and
   markets law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 51 of section 16 of the agriculture and markets
 law,  as added by a chapter of the laws of 2020 amending the agriculture
 and markets law relating to establishing a New York food supply  working
 group,  as  proposed  in  legislative  bills  numbers  S.  8561-A and A.
 10607-A, is REPEALED.
   § 2. (a) The commissioner of agriculture and markets, in  coordination
 with  the  commissioner  of  economic  development,  shall work with the
 state's land grant university system to  produce  a  report  to  provide
 advice,  guidance,  and  recommendations on improving the resiliency and
 self-reliance of the state's farm and food supply and the related supply
 chain logistics to address food shortages, food waste, and the inability
 to get New York farm goods to markets that occurred as a result  of  the
 COVID-19  pandemic, with the goal of creating permanent solutions beyond
 the state of emergency to reflect the  changing  wholesale,  retail  and
 consumer marketplace.
   (b)  The  commissioners  shall solicit the input of representatives of
 the entire food supply  chain  from  different  regions  of  the  state,
 including women, minority, small, and family-owned businesses and farms,
 of:
   (i) farmers, organic and conventional;
   (ii)  food  processors  including, but not limited to, dairy, produce,
 meat, and beverage processors;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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