-  This bill is not active in this session.
 

A04051 Summary:

BILL NOA04051
 
SAME ASSAME AS S01333
 
SPONSORMagee (MS)
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §309, Ag & Mkts L; amd §100, Ec Dev L
 
Provides that the advisory council on agriculture shall advise the commissioner in establishing procedures for making annual awards recognizing New York farms, agricultural and food businesses, and institutions that are successful in producing, processing, marketing, and/or promoting New York farm and food products; makes related provisions.
Go to top    

A04051 Actions:

BILL NOA04051
 
01/31/2017referred to agriculture
02/13/2017reported
02/23/2017advanced to third reading cal.83
03/02/2017passed assembly
03/02/2017delivered to senate
03/02/2017REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
03/21/2017SUBSTITUTED FOR S1333
03/21/20173RD READING CAL.444
03/21/2017PASSED SENATE
03/21/2017RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
07/12/2017delivered to governor
07/24/2017signed chap.92
Go to top

A04051 Committee Votes:

AGRICULTURE Chair:Magee DATE:02/13/2017AYE/NAY:20/0 Action: Favorable
MageeAyeBlankenbushAye
LiftonAyeButlerAye
GuntherAyeCrouchAbsent
BenedettoAyeFinchAye
RosenthalAbsentHawleyAye
JenneAyeLopezAye
BronsonAye
RiveraAye
SimanowitzAbsent
SkartadosAye
BarrettAye
StirpeAye
SantabarbaraAye
SepulvedaAye
SkoufisAye
WoernerAye
JonesAye

Go to top

A04051 Floor Votes:

DATE:03/02/2017Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 138/0
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Lifton
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Curran
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Simon
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Lupinacci
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Harris
Yes
Magee
ER
Palumbo
Yes
Skoufis
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magnarelli
ER
Paulin
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Malliotakis
ER
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barron
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Perry
Yes
Steck
Yes
Benedetto
ER
Dilan
Yes
Hooper
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Hunter
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Blake
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Titone
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Quart
ER
Titus
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Ra
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Errigo
Yes
Jenne
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Raia
ER
Walker
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Johns
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Jones
Yes
Montesano
ER
Richardson
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Finch
Yes
Joyner
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walter
Yes
Butler
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Friend
ER
Kearns
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kim
Yes
Moya
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Williams
Yes
Carroll
ER
Gantt
Yes
Kolb
ER
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Castorina
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Niou
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gjonaj
Yes
Lawrence
Yes
Norris
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
ER
Oaks
Yes
Sepulveda

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
Go to top

A04051 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A4051
 
SPONSOR: Magee (MS)
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law and the economic development law, in relation to annual awards recognizing certain New York farms, businesses and institutions   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Would establish an agriculture and food awards program in the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and have the Commissioner coordinate with the Department of Economic Development on their award program.   SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: The bill would amend the Agriculture and Markets Law to add a new subdi- vision 9 to § 309 to have the Advisory Council on Agriculture make award nominations to the Commissioner to recognize exceptional performance and success by New York farms, agricultural and food businesses, and insti- tutions in producing, processing, marketing, and/or promoting New York farm and food products. The award categories would include: (a) innova- tive and unique farm products developed for food, beverages, or horti- culture; (b) agri-tourism; (c) foods or beverages processed or manufac- tured from New York farm products;(d) retail food stores; (e) restaurants and other food service businesses; and, (f) education, health care and residential institutions. In addition to these awards, the Commissioner and Advisory Council would coordinate with the Depart- ment of Economic Development which also has authority to recommend awards for New York farms and farm products. The bill would also amend subdivision 18c of § 100 to have the Commis- sioner of Economic Development coordinate with the Commissioner of Agri- culture and Markets to determine which department shall make nominations for awards in categories that may be similar to those listed in subdivi- sion nine of § 309 of the agriculture and markets law.   JUSTIFICATION: New York farmers, food processors and craft beverage producers are producing high quality foods and beverages that are often recognized nationally and internationally. These fruits and vegetables, craft cheeses, yogurts, ice creams, specialty meats, wines, beers, ciders and spirits, and dozens of other products deserve state recognition by our State government. This legislation would provide a mechanism for the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets to not only provide awards to the farmers, manufacturers and processors that produce these exceptional products using locally-sourced ingredients, but also the businesses that make a special effort to market and promote them. These awards could also be presented to restaurants, food retailers, and schools and colleges that feature and promote New York farm goods.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Undetermined.   EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate.
Go to top

A04051 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          4051
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 31, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. LOPEZ --
          read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the economic  devel-
          opment  law, in relation to annual awards recognizing certain New York
          farms, businesses and institutions

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section 309 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
     2  by adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
     3    9. a. The advisory council on agriculture shall advise the commission-
     4  er in establishing procedures for making annual awards  recognizing  New
     5  York  farms, agricultural and food businesses, and institutions that are
     6  successful in producing, processing,  marketing,  and/or  promoting  New
     7  York  farm and food products. The commissioner shall coordinate with the
     8  commissioner of economic development to determine which department shall
     9  make awards in categories that may be similar to those listed in  subdi-
    10  vision  eighteen-c  of  section  one hundred of the economic development
    11  law. These awards shall be given in recognition of exceptional  perform-
    12  ance  and  support for New York agriculture by persons, firms and organ-
    13  izations that are principally located within the state of New  York  and
    14  engaged  in the operation of New York state farms, businesses and insti-
    15  tutions.
    16    b. The council may annually nominate and forward such nominations  for
    17  awards to the commissioner for his or her consideration in the following
    18  categories:
    19    (i) innovative and unique farm products developed for food, beverages,
    20  or horticulture;
    21    (ii) agri-tourism;
    22    (iii)  foods or beverages processed or manufactured from New York farm
    23  products;
    24    (iv) retail food stores;
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00489-01-7

        A. 4051                             2
 
     1    (v) restaurants and other food service businesses; and
     2    (vi)  education,  health  care and residential institutions including,
     3  but not limited to, food service in schools, colleges, hospitals,  nurs-
     4  ing homes, day care and senior centers.
     5    c.  The council may also recommend to the commissioner nominations for
     6  awards given pursuant to subdivision eighteen-c of section  one  hundred
     7  of the economic development law.
     8    d. The commissioner may designate award winners from these nominees at
     9  his  or  her discretion. Current members of the advisory board and their
    10  businesses are not eligible as nominees.
    11    § 2. Subdivision 18-c of section 100 of the economic development  law,
    12  as  added  by  chapter  212  of  the laws of 1996, is amended to read as
    13  follows:
    14    18-c. to establish, in cooperation with the commissioner  of  agricul-
    15  ture and markets, procedures for proposing nominations, including proce-
    16  dures to coordinate with such commissioner to determine which department
    17  shall  make  nominations for awards in categories that may be similar to
    18  those listed in subdivision nine of section three hundred  nine  of  the
    19  agriculture  and markets law to the governor for three annual, non-mone-
    20  tary awards to be known as: (a) New York  State  Direct  Farm  Marketing
    21  Award;  (b)  New  York  State Agri-Tourism Award; and (c) New York State
    22  Specialty Food Product Award. These awards shall be given in recognition
    23  of unusual efforts by farmers, food processors and  food  retailers  for
    24  the  marketing of New York state grown agricultural commodities or foods
    25  processed from or  primarily  containing  New  York  state  agricultural
    26  commodities and for promoting New York state farms that are also tourist
    27  destinations.
    28    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
Go to top

A04051 LFIN:

 NO LFIN
Go to top