Senate Bill S1608A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to encouraging and promoting farmers markets in state and local parks

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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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2023-S1608 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4905
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5822
2021-2022: S5006
2025-2026: S1376, A4632

2023-S1608 - Summary

Encourages farmers' markets in state parks by posting related information, identifying opportunities and coordinating with other state agencies.

2023-S1608 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1608 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1608
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SERRANO,  HELMING,  MAY, O'MARA -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law and
   the general municipal law, in relation to farmers'  markets  in  state
   and local parks

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic  preser-
 vation  law,  is  amended  by  adding  a  new  subdivision 24 to read as
 follows:
   24. PERMIT FARMERS'  MARKETS  WHICH  OFFER  FOR  SALE  FARM  AND  FOOD
 PRODUCTS,  AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE
 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AT STATE PARKS WHEN  SUCH  FARMERS'  MARKET
 DOES NOT HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE PARK.
   §  2.  Section  72-p of the general municipal law, as added by chapter
 506 of the laws of 1989, is  renumbered  section  72-q  and  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY PERMIT FARMERS' MARKETS WHICH OFFER
 FOR SALE FARM AND FOOD PRODUCTS, AS SUCH TERMS ARE  DEFINED  IN  SECTION
 TWO  HUNDRED  SIXTY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, IN ANY PARK OVER
 WHICH SUCH CORPORATION HAS JURISDICTION;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH
 FARMERS'  MARKET  DOES  NOT  UNDULY BURDEN NEARBY RESIDENTS AND DOES NOT
 HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE PARK.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04805-01-3

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2023-S1608A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4905
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3.09, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5822
2021-2022: S5006
2025-2026: S1376, A4632

2023-S1608A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Encourages farmers' markets in state parks by posting related information, identifying opportunities and coordinating with other state agencies.

2023-S1608A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1608A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1608--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. SERRANO, CHU, HELMING, HINCHEY, MAY, O'MARA -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation -- recom-
   mitted to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recre-
   ation   in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law  and
   the  general  municipal  law, in relation to farmers' markets in state
   and local parks
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
 vation law, is amended by  adding  a  new  subdivision  24  to  read  as
 follows:
   24.  ENCOURAGE  AND PROMOTE FARMERS' MARKETS WHICH OFFER FOR SALE FARM
 AND FOOD PRODUCTS, AS SUCH TERMS ARE  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED
 SIXTY OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AT STATE PARKS WHEN SUCH FARM-
 ERS'  MARKET  DOES  NOT HARM THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OR INTEGRITY OF THE
 PARK.  SUCH PROMOTION SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  POSTING  INFORMATION  ON  THE  OFFICE'S  WEBSITE  PERTAINING   TO
 LOCATIONS AND TIMES OF OPERATION FOR SUCH FARMERS' MARKETS HELD IN STATE
 PARKS;
   (B) IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND FARMERS' MARKETS TO ADDITIONAL
 STATE PARK LOCATIONS; AND
   (C)  COORDINATING WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO EMPIRE STATE  DEVELOPMENT  AND  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND
 MARKETS, TO FURTHER THE GOALS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04805-05-4

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