NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A4905B
SPONSOR: O'Donnell TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
relation to farmers' markets in state and local parks
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to increase the number of available
locations for farmers' markets and increase New Yorker's access to
locally grown and produced food.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - 7,mends section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic
preservation law by adding a new subdivision 24 which permits farmer's
markets at state parks provided that .the market does not harm the
natural environment or integrity of the park.
Section 2 - Effective Date - Immediately.
JUSTIFICATION:
New Yorkers are seeking more avenues to access farm fresh products at
the same time farmers are seeking new markets to offer their products.
One method to connect buyers with producers is through farmers' markets.
Farmers' markets often struggle to find locations that accommodate both
visitors and purveyors. This bill will provide a remedy to this problem
by permitting the use of state parks as locations for the establishment
of farmers' markets.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2021-2022: S5006 - Passed the Senate
2019-2020: S5322 - Passed the Senate
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4905--B
Cal. No. 406
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 24, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. O'DONNELL, COLTON -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development -- recom-
mitted to the Committee on Tourism, Parks, Arts and Sports Development
in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
-- reported from committee, advanced to a third reading, amended and
ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation 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:
1 Section 1. Section 3.09 of the parks, recreation and historic preser-
2 vation law, is amended by adding a new subdivision 24 to read as
3 follows:
4 24. Encourage and promote farmers' markets which offer for sale farm
5 and food products, as such terms are defined in section two hundred
6 sixty of the agriculture and markets law, at state parks when such farm-
7 ers' market does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the
8 park. Such promotion shall include but not be limited to:
9 (a) posting information on the office's website pertaining to
10 locations and times of operation for such farmers' markets held in state
11 parks;
12 (b) identifying opportunities to expand farmers' markets to additional
13 state park locations; and
14 (c) coordinating with other state agencies, including but not limited
15 to empire state development and the department of agriculture and
16 markets, to further the goals of this subdivision.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04805-04-4
