Makes technical corrections to chapter 525 of the laws of 2014 relating to encouraging community-based organizations to increase opportunities for seniors to participate in community gardens; adjusts the age of those who qualify as seniors.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5154
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to encour-
aging community-based organizations to increase opportunities for
seniors to participate in community gardens
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 31-j of the agri-
2 culture and markets law, as amended by chapter 525 of the laws of 2014,
3 is amended to read as follows:
4 (a) The goals of the task force may include, but are not limited to,
5 the study, evaluation and development of recommendations: (i) to encour-
6 age the establishment and expansion of community gardens by state agen-
7 cies, municipal governments and private parties, (ii) to encourage coop-
8 eration between the activities and operations of community gardens and
9 provision of donated food to local voluntary food assistance programs
10 for the poor and disadvantaged, (iii) to increase the benefits that
11 community gardens may provide to the local community in which they are
12 located, and (iv) to encourage cooperation with community-based organ-
13 izations to increase the opportunities for seniors, those aged [sixty-
14 two] sixty years of age or older, to participate in community gardens.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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