STATE OF NEW YORK
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7533--A
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
June 3, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, BAILEY, BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
Nourish New York program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 452 of the agriculture and markets
2 law, as added by chapter 631 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. The commissioner shall, to the extent permitted by state or federal
5 appropriations for such purpose, facilitate programming that ensures
6 surplus agricultural products are provided to food relief organizations
7 at competitive wholesale prices. Notwithstanding sections one hundred
8 twelve and one hundred sixty-three of the state finance law, any monies
9 appropriated for the purposes of this section shall be distributed with-
10 out an application or competitive procurement process to the ten
11 regional food banks. Such funds shall be distributed to each region;
12 provided, in regions with more than one regional food bank, funds shall
13 be distributed equally to food banks within such region. Regional food
14 banks may suballocate funds to food relief organizations.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11688-04-3