Enacts the New York agricultural investment task force act; establishes the New York task force on agricultural investment to study and assess the future of agriculture in the state.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2562--A
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 21, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted
to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT establishing the New York task force on agricultural investment;
and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration
thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and maybe cited as
2 the "New York agricultural investment task force act".
3 § 2. Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that it is in the
4 public interest to have a viable agricultural sector in the state and to
5 establish an agricultural investment task force that shall study, evalu-
6 ate and develop budgeting and other recommendations relating to specific
7 actionable measures to address farm sustainability in New York state.
8 § 3. The New York task force on agricultural investment is hereby
9 established to study and assess the future of agriculture in the state.
10 Such task force shall consist of twelve members with demonstrated exper-
11 tise in issues relating to the work of the task force. The members of
12 the task force shall be appointed as follows:
13 (a) six members shall be appointed by the governor. Such members'
14 expertise shall encompass, but not be limited to, the topic areas of
15 agriculture, economic development, the environment, and workforce devel-
16 opment. The six members appointed by the governor shall include: the
17 commissioner of agriculture and markets, or their designee, who shall
18 serve as the chair of the task force; the commissioner of labor, or
19 their designee; the president of the New York state energy research and
20 development authority, or their designee; the commissioner of environ-
21 mental conservation, or their designee; the commissioner of housing and
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 community renewal, or their designee; and the commissioner of economic
2 development, or their designee;
3 (b) two members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the
4 senate;
5 (c) two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
6 (d) one member shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; and
7 (e) one member shall be appointed by the assembly minority leader.
8 § 4. All appointments shall be made no later than the fifteenth day
9 after the effective date of this section. Vacancies in the membership of
10 the task force shall be filled in the same manner provided for by the
11 original appointments. The task force shall organize as soon as practi-
12 cable following the appointment of its members. The chairperson shall
13 appoint a secretary who shall not be a member of the task force. The
14 members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their
15 services.
16 § 5. The task force shall study, evaluate and develop recommendations
17 relating to the state of agriculture in the state and issues such as
18 labor, workforce development, and economic conditions.
19 § 6. The task force shall be entitled to request and receive, and
20 shall utilize such facilities, resources and data of any court, depart-
21 ment, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of the state or any
22 political subdivision thereof as it may reasonably request to properly
23 carry out its powers and duties.
24 § 7. The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to
25 the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of
26 the assembly on or before November 1, 2027.
27 § 8. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
28 deemed repealed one year after such date.
