Requires the department of agriculture and markets to develop and maintain a database on the impact of climate change on agriculture; requires farmers to report to the department on the impact of climate change on agriculture, including but not limited to crops grown, outcomes and yield.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4264
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 31, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
ing the department of agriculture and markets to develop and maintain
a database on the impact of climate change on agriculture
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 53 to read as follows:
53. DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A SEARCHABLE, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE OF
AGRICULTURAL DATA RECEIVED ANNUALLY FROM FARMERS IN THE STATE. BEGIN-
NING JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER,
FARMERS IN THE STATE SHALL REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT ON THE IMPACT OF
CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CROPS GROWN,
OUTCOMES AND YIELD. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT OUTREACH EFFORTS TO
FARMERS IN THE STATE TO DEVELOP THE DATABASE AND TO INFORM FARMERS OF
THE REQUIREMENTS 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.
LBD06527-01-5
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