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A09536 Summary:

A09536 Actions:

A09536 Committee Votes:

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:05/25/2016AYE/NAY:33/1  Action: Favorable         
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Excused
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Saladino
Aye
Glick
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Nay
Duprey
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Corwin
Aye
Perry
Aye
Malliotakis
Aye
Colton
Aye
Walter
Aye
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Wright
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Markey
Aye
Moya
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye

A09536 Floor Votes:

A09536 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9536
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 15, 2016
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Agriculture
 
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law  and  the  public  lands
          law,  in  relation  to  access to viable agricultural land for new and
          beginning farmers
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 2-e to read as follows:
     3    2-e. Aid in efforts supporting the successful transfer of viable agri-
     4  cultural  land  from  existing owners to new owners and operators, espe-
     5  cially beginning farmers.
     6    § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 309 of the agriculture and markets  law,
     7  as  added  by  chapter  79  of  the  laws of 1980, is amended to read as
     8  follows:
     9    5. The advisory council on agriculture shall advise  the  commissioner
    10  and  other  state  agency  heads on state government plans, policies and
    11  programs affecting farming and the agricultural industry of  this  state
    12  including,  but  not limited to, advice regarding tax, financial assist-
    13  ance and other policies and programs that could  address  the  needs  of
    14  beginning  farmers and issues related to transfer of ownership of farms.
    15  Concerned state agencies shall be  encouraged  to  establish  a  working
    16  relationship with the council and shall fully cooperate with the council
    17  in any requests it shall make.
    18    §  3. Subdivision 6 of section 323 of the agriculture and markets law,
    19  as amended by chapter 150 of the laws of 2013, is  amended  to  read  as
    20  follows:
    21    6.  reporting biennially to the governor and the legislature regarding
    22  the activities of the commissioner, including efforts to enhance  access
    23  to  viable agricultural land for new and beginning farmers, the types of
    24  technical  assistance  rendered  to  county  agricultural  and  farmland
    25  protection boards, municipalities, soil and water conservation districts
    26  and  not-for-profit  conservation organizations, and the need to protect
    27  the state's agricultural economy and land resources.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14665-01-6
        A. 9536                             2
 
     1    § 4. The agriculture and markets  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 329-a to read as follows:
     3    §  329-a.    Farmland  availability information. 1. The department may
     4  collect and compile information about public land  that  is  viable  for
     5  farming  and  is  available  for  purchase or lease for farming and make
     6  available such information, including contact information for the office
     7  of general services, other state  agencies,  municipalities,  and  other
     8  governmental  entities  offering such land, on its internet website. The
     9  department shall provide guidance and assistance to the office of gener-
    10  al services, other state agencies, municipalities and other governmental
    11  organizations that request such assistance, in identifying land that  is
    12  viable for farming.
    13    2.  The  department  may also make available similar information about
    14  private land available for purchase  or  lease  for  farming,  including
    15  contact information for the owners of such land.
    16    §  5.  Section  2  of  the public lands law is amended by adding a new
    17  subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
    18    3-a. Land viable for  farming;  identification.  The  commissioner  of
    19  general  services  is authorized and directed to consult, as part of the
    20  state-owned real property management program,  with  the  department  of
    21  agriculture  and markets to identify land that may be viable for farming
    22  and may be made available for purchase or lease  for  farming  and  make
    23  that  information available to the department of agriculture and markets
    24  to be disseminated to the public.
    25    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.