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A09649 Summary:
BILL NO | A09649A |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S08741-A |
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SPONSOR | Woerner |
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COSPNSR | Lupardo, Griffin, Fahy, Stirpe, Gottfried, Dickens, Buttenschon, Jones, Glick, Colton, Kelles, DeStefano, Giglio JA, Lemondes |
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MLTSPNSR | Simon |
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Amd §§2, 100, 178, 352 & 353, Ec Dev L; amd §163, St Fin L; amd §§16 & 309, add Art 18-A §226, Ag & Mkts L | |
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Enacts the New York textile act to accelerate the growth of the animal and plant fiber growing, processing, and textile manufacturing industry in New York. |
A09649 Actions:
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03/28/2022 | referred to economic development | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04/26/2022 | reported referred to ways and means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/17/2022 | reported referred to rules | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/23/2022 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/23/2022 | rules report cal.353 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/23/2022 | ordered to third reading rules cal.353 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/23/2022 | amended on third reading 9649a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/31/2022 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/31/2022 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/31/2022 | REFERRED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2022 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S8741A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2022 | 3RD READING CAL.1326 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2022 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/02/2022 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/13/2022 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/14/2022 | signed chap.572 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10/14/2022 | approval memo.20 |
A09649 Committee Votes:
Bronson | Aye | Friend | Aye | ||||||
Cahill | Aye | Lalor | Aye | ||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | Morinello | Aye | ||||||
Lupardo | Aye | Smullen | Absent | ||||||
Stirpe | Aye | Salka | Aye | ||||||
Hyndman | Aye | Giglio | Absent | ||||||
Jones | Aye | Lemondes | Aye | ||||||
Stern | Aye | ||||||||
Buttenschon | Aye | ||||||||
Darling | Aye | ||||||||
Griffin | Aye | ||||||||
Frontus | Aye | ||||||||
Fahy | Aye | ||||||||
Burke | Aye | ||||||||
Lunsford | Aye | ||||||||
Sillitti | Aye | ||||||||
Tapia | Aye | ||||||||
Lucas | Absent | ||||||||
Cunningham | Aye | ||||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Fitzpatrick | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Colton | Aye | Blankenbush | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Norris | Aye | ||||||
Cahill | Aye | Brabenec | Aye | ||||||
Aubry | Aye | Palmesano | Aye | ||||||
Cusick | Aye | Byrne | Aye | ||||||
Benedetto | Aye | Ashby | Aye | ||||||
Weprin | Aye | ||||||||
Ramos | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
McDonald | Aye | ||||||||
Rozic | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | ||||||||
Joyner | Aye | ||||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Bronson | Aye | ||||||||
Dilan | Aye | ||||||||
Seawright | Aye | ||||||||
Hyndman | Aye | ||||||||
Walker | Aye | ||||||||
Bichotte Hermel | Aye | ||||||||
Heastie | Excused | Barclay | Aye | ||||||
Gottfried | Aye | Hawley | Aye | ||||||
Nolan | Aye | Giglio | Aye | ||||||
Weinstein | Aye | Blankenbush | Aye | ||||||
Pretlow | Aye | Norris | Aye | ||||||
Cook | Aye | Montesano | Aye | ||||||
Glick | Aye | Ra | Aye | ||||||
Aubry | Aye | Brabenec | Aye | ||||||
Englebright | Aye | ||||||||
Dinowitz | Aye | ||||||||
Colton | Aye | ||||||||
Magnarelli | Aye | ||||||||
Paulin | Aye | ||||||||
Peoples-Stokes | Aye | ||||||||
Benedetto | Aye | ||||||||
Lavine | Aye | ||||||||
Lupardo | Aye | ||||||||
Zebrowski | Aye | ||||||||
Thiele | Aye | ||||||||
Braunstein | Aye | ||||||||
Dickens | Excused | ||||||||
Davila | Aye | ||||||||
Hyndman | Excused | ||||||||
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A09649 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Chandler-Waterm
Yes
Forrest
Yes
Joyner
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Clark
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kelles
Yes
Otis
Yes
Simpson
Yes
Anderson
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Kim
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Smith
Yes
Angelino
Yes
Conrad
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lalor
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cook
Yes
Gallagher
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Solages
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Gallahan
Yes
Lawler
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Cunningham
Yes
Gandolfo
Yes
Lemondes
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Gibbs
Yes
Lucas
Yes
Quart
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Giglio JA
Yes
Lunsford
Yes
Ra
Yes
Tague
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Darling
Yes
Giglio JM
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Rajkumar
Yes
Tannousis
Yes
Bichotte Hermel
Yes
Davila
Yes
Glick
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Tapia
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
De Los Santos
Yes
Gonzalez-Rojas
Yes
Mamdani
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Brabenec
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Rivera J
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Griffin
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Rivera JD
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Brown E
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
ER
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Brown K
Yes
DiPietro
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Meeks
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burdick
Yes
Durso
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Burgos
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Burke
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Mitaynes
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jackson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Williams
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Morinello
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Byrnes
Yes
Fall
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Niou
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Fernandez
Yes
Jensen
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Septimo
Yes
Zinerman
Yes
Carroll
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Jones
Yes
Norris
Yes
Sillitti
Yes
Mr. Speaker
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A09649 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9649--A R. R. 353 IN ASSEMBLY March 28, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, LUPARDO, GRIFFIN, FAHY, STIRPE, GOTT- FRIED, DICKENS, BUTTENSCHON, JONES, GLICK, COLTON, KELLES, DeSTEFANO, J. A. GIGLIO, LEMONDES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- amended on the special order of third reading, ordered reprinted as amended, retaining its place on the special order of third reading AN ACT to amend the economic development law, the state finance law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to enacting the New York textile act 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 may be cited as 2 the "New York textile act". 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares 4 that animal and plant fiber growing, fiber processing, and textile manu- 5 facturing in New York has positive economic and environmental impacts. 6 Textiles sustainably produced from animal and plant fibers are a growing 7 sector of the global textile industry. New York's "Grown and Certified" 8 designation identifies local, safely-handled, and environmentally 9 responsible agricultural products, including animal and plant fiber. 10 Animal and plant fiber farming complies with and supports New York's 11 climate goals as, by its nature, fiber farming sequesters carbon. Addi- 12 tionally, fiber farming represents a positive economic opportunity for 13 New York farmers, because it constitutes value-added agriculture and is 14 not tied to commodity pricing. New York is recognized as the fashion 15 capital of the world, with over 900 fashion companies headquartered in 16 the state. Historically, New York was also a leading textile producing 17 state. Today, programs like the Hudson Valley Textile Project seek to 18 rebuild New York's role as a leading grower and producer of animal and 19 plant fiber and fiber textiles. Textile manufacturing is a strong jobs 20 producer. The federal government estimates that for every textile manu- 21 facturing industry job in this country, three additional jobs are EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14968-03-2A. 9649--A 2 1 supported. As fiber mill production capacity has grown in eastern 2 upstate New York, the number of acres devoted to animal and plant fiber 3 farming has grown along with the growth of commercial weavers and knit- 4 ters. As these small businesses find new markets and devoted customers 5 for their products, several New York colleges and universities have 6 begun to offer animal and plant fiber textile programs that produce a 7 skilled workforce. The legislature finds that the textile industry in 8 New York is small but growing, and it produces a quality product. 9 Therefore, the legislature seeks to accelerate the growth of the animal 10 and plant fiber growing, processing, and textile manufacturing industry 11 in New York by supporting it through economic development programs. 12 § 3. Section 2 of the economic development law is amended by adding 13 two new subdivisions 6 and 7 to read as follows: 14 6. "Animal fiber" means natural fibers that have formed the covering, 15 or fleece, of sheep or other hairy animals such as goats or alpacas, 16 shorn for the purpose of creating textile products. 17 7. "Plant fiber" means natural fibers that are obtained from plants 18 and used to create textile products including, but not limited to, hemp. 19 § 4. Subdivisions 18-c, 18-i and 21 of section 100 of the economic 20 development law, subdivision 18-c as amended by chapter 92 of the laws 21 of 2017, subdivision 18-i as added by chapter 381 of the laws of 2014, 22 subdivision 21 as amended by chapter 420 of the laws of 1968, and as 23 renumbered by chapter 437 of the laws of 1983, are amended to read as 24 follows: 25 18-c. to establish, in cooperation with the commissioner of agricul- 26 ture and markets, procedures for proposing nominations, including proce- 27 dures to coordinate with such commissioner to determine which department 28 shall make nominations for awards in categories that may be similar to 29 those listed in subdivision nine of section three hundred nine of the 30 agriculture and markets law to the governor for [three] four annual, 31 non-monetary awards to be known as: (a) New York State Direct Farm 32 Marketing Award; (b) New York State Agri-Tourism Award; [and] (c) New 33 York State Specialty Food Product Award; and (d) New York Animal or 34 Plant Fiber and Textile Award. These awards shall be given in recogni- 35 tion of unusual efforts by farmers, food processors [and], food retail- 36 ers, fiber processors, and textile manufacturers and retailers for the 37 marketing of New York state grown agricultural commodities [or], foods 38 processed from or primarily containing New York state agricultural 39 commodities, or textiles manufactured in New York state from animal or 40 plant fiber grown or produced predominantly in New York state and for 41 promoting New York state farms that are also tourist destinations. 42 18-i. To aid the department of agriculture and markets and office of 43 general services in providing a training program once per year, in each 44 economic development region, established in article eleven of this chap- 45 ter, to encourage and increase participation in the procurement process, 46 pursuant to article eleven of the state finance law, by small busi- 47 nesses, as defined in section one hundred thirty-one of this chapter, 48 including farms, selling food or food products grown, produced, 49 harvested, or processed in New York state, or selling animal or plant 50 fiber products grown, harvested and processed in New York state and 51 textile products manufactured in New York state from animal or plant 52 fiber grown or produced predominantly in New York state, and assist such 53 businesses in identifying such food [or], food products, or animal or 54 plant fiber products and textile products which may help to meet state 55 agencies' needs.A. 9649--A 3 1 21. to inquire into and report to the governor when requested by [him] 2 the governor, with respect to any program of public state improvements 3 and the financing thereof; and to request and obtain information from 4 the state department of transportation and other state departments or 5 agencies such information and data as may be needed properly to report 6 thereon; 7 § 5. Section 100 of the economic development law is amended by adding 8 six new subdivisions 16-b, 18-k, 29-a, 30-a, 31-a and 32-a to read as 9 follows: 10 16-b. to promote the expansion of animal and plant fiber production, 11 fiber processing, and textile manufacturing from animal or plant fiber 12 grown or produced predominantly in New York state in cooperation with 13 the commissioner of agriculture and markets and the urban development 14 corporation. The commissioner in promoting such businesses may also help 15 to promote tourist programs specified in subdivision sixteen of this 16 section and encourage the retention of agricultural lands and preserva- 17 tion of open spaces. 18 18-k. to promote, in cooperation with associations representing New 19 York growers, fiber processors, and textile manufacturers, state poli- 20 cies that will encourage the production and sale of textile products 21 manufactured in New York state from animal or plant fiber grown or 22 produced predominantly in New York state. 23 29-a. to advise the governor, the legislature and other state agencies 24 with regard to research and development and the establishment of state 25 policies relating thereto, in connection with the animal and plant fiber 26 and fiber textile manufacturing industries and applied research. 27 30-a. to cooperate with all private persons and governmental entities 28 concerned with the animal and plant fiber and fiber textile manufactur- 29 ing industries and applied research. 30 31-a. to sponsor, foster and support research and to sponsor or 31 conduct studies relating to the animal and plant fiber and fiber textile 32 manufacturing industries and applied research. 33 32-a. to review and evaluate the status and to encourage and promote 34 the development of the animal and plant fiber and fiber textile manufac- 35 turing industries and applied research designed to further new and more 36 extensive use of the resources and manpower of the state. 37 § 6. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 178 of the economic development 38 law, as added by chapter 550 of the laws of 1999, are amended to read as 39 follows: 40 2. that significant untapped agricultural resources present economic 41 development opportunities that could promote growth thereby enhancing 42 the well being of employers and employees in food processing, animal and 43 plant fiber processing and other related agricultural businesses, as 44 well as promoting the economic well being of farm families throughout 45 the state through job creation and job retention; and 46 3. that the state's agricultural interests will be enhanced in the 47 event opportunities to expand the market for agricultural crops and 48 processed foods, and animal and plant fiber textile products can be 49 developed in the state, nation and internationally. 50 § 7. Subdivisions 1, 8-a and 22 of section 352 of the economic devel- 51 opment law, subdivisions 1 and 22 as amended by section 1 of part K of 52 chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, and subdivision 8-a as added by section 53 1 of part L of chapter 59 of the laws of 2020, are amended to read as 54 follows: 55 1. "Agriculture" means both agricultural production (establishments 56 performing the complete farm or ranch operation, such as farm owner-op-A. 9649--A 4 1 erators, tenant farm operators, and sharecroppers) and agricultural 2 support (establishments that perform one or more activities associated 3 with farm operation, such as soil preparation, planting, harvesting, 4 shearing, animal and plant fiber processing, and management, on a 5 contract or fee basis). 6 8-a. "Green project" means a project deemed by the commissioner to 7 make products or develop technologies that are primarily aimed at reduc- 8 ing greenhouse gas emissions or supporting the use of clean energy in 9 accordance with goals described in chapter one hundred six of the laws 10 of two thousand nineteen. "Green project" shall include, but not be 11 limited to, the manufacture or development of products or technologies 12 or supply chain components primarily for renewable energy systems as 13 defined in section sixty-six-p of the public service law, vehicles that 14 use non-hydrocarbon fuels and produce zero or near zero emissions, heat 15 pumps, energy efficiency, clean energy storage and other products that 16 significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions by minimizing the utiliza- 17 tion of depletable resources or by improving industrial or agricultural 18 efficiency. "Green project" shall not include a project primarily 19 composed of (i) necessarily local activities such as retail, building 20 construction, or the installation, deployment or adoption of a clean 21 energy product or technology at an end user's site, or (ii) the 22 production of products or development of technologies that would produce 23 only marginal and incremental energy savings or environmental benefits 24 ancillary to the core function of the product or technology. 25 22. "Scientific research and development" means conducting research 26 and experimental development in the physical, engineering, and life 27 sciences, including but not limited to agriculture, animal fiber, elec- 28 tronics, environmental, biology, botany, biotechnology, computers, chem- 29 istry, food, fisheries, forests, geology, health, mathematics, medicine, 30 oceanography, pharmacy, physics, plant fiber, veterinary, and other 31 allied subjects. For the purposes of this article, scientific research 32 and development does not include medical or veterinary laboratory test- 33 ing facilities. 34 § 8. Section 352 of the economic development law is amended by adding 35 a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 36 1-a. "Animal and plant fiber textile manufacturing" means the proc- 37 esses of harvesting, cleaning, spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing and 38 finishing textiles containing animal and plant fiber grown or produced 39 predominantly in New York state. 40 § 9. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 353 of the economic 41 development law, as amended by section 2 of part L of chapter 59 of the 42 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: 43 (b) in manufacturing, including in animal and plant fiber textile 44 manufacturing; 45 § 10. Subparagraph (vii) of paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 46 163 of the state finance law, as amended by chapter 381 of the laws of 47 2014, is amended and a new subparagraph (xiii) is added to read as 48 follows: 49 (vii) assist the department of agriculture and markets and the depart- 50 ment of economic development in providing a training program once per 51 year, in each economic development region, established in article eleven 52 of the economic development law, to encourage and increase participation 53 in the procurement process, pursuant to this article, by small busi- 54 nesses, as defined in section one hundred thirty-one of the economic 55 development law, including farms, selling food or food products, animal 56 or plant fiber products grown, produced, harvested, or processed in NewA. 9649--A 5 1 York state or textile products manufactured from animal or plant fiber 2 grown or produced predominantly in New York state and assist such busi- 3 nesses in identifying such food [or], food products, or animal or plant 4 fiber products and textile products which may help to meet state agen- 5 cies' needs. 6 (xiii) maintain a list of New York-based firms which produce or manu- 7 facture or offer for sale animal or plant fiber textile products 8 containing animal or plant fiber grown or produced predominantly in New 9 York state in the form, function and utility generally purchased for use 10 by state agencies. 11 § 11. Subdivisions 6 and 6-c of section 163 of the state finance law, 12 subdivision 6 as amended by chapter 257 of the laws of 2021, and subdi- 13 vision 6-c as added by section 2 of part P of chapter 55 of the laws of 14 2013, are amended to read as follows: 15 6. Discretionary buying thresholds. Pursuant to guidelines established 16 by the state procurement council: the commissioner may purchase services 17 and commodities for the office of general services or its customer agen- 18 cies serviced by the office of general services business services center 19 in an amount not exceeding eighty-five thousand dollars without a formal 20 competitive process; state agencies may purchase services and commod- 21 ities in an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars without a formal 22 competitive process; and state agencies may purchase commodities or 23 services from small business concerns or those certified pursuant to 24 articles fifteen-A and seventeen-B of the executive law, or commodities 25 or technology that are recycled or remanufacturing in an amount not 26 exceeding five hundred thousand dollars without a formal competitive 27 process and for commodities that are food, including milk and milk 28 products, or animal or plant fiber products, grown, produced [or], 29 harvested, or processed in New York state or textile products manufac- 30 tured from animal or plant fiber grown or produced predominantly in New 31 York state in an amount not to exceed two hundred thousand dollars, 32 without a formal competitive process. 33 6-c. Pursuant to the authority provided in subdivision six of this 34 section, for the purchase of commodities that are food, including milk 35 and milk products, or animal or plant fiber products, grown, produced 36 [or], harvested, or processed in New York state or textile products 37 manufactured from animal or plant fiber grown or produced predominantly 38 in New York state, where such commodities exceed fifty thousand dollars 39 in value, state agencies must advertise the discretionary purchase on 40 the state agency website for a reasonable period of time and make the 41 discretionary purchase based on the lowest price that meets the state 42 agency's form, function and utility. 43 § 12. Subdivision 2-d of section 16 of the agriculture and markets 44 law, as added by chapter 381 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as 45 follows: 46 2-d. Coordinate with the office of general services and the department 47 of economic development to provide a training program once per year, in 48 each economic development region, established in article eleven of the 49 economic development law, to encourage and increase participation in the 50 procurement process, pursuant to article eleven of the state finance 51 law, by small businesses, as defined in section one hundred thirty-one 52 of the economic development law, including farms, selling food or food 53 products, or animal or plant fiber products grown, produced, harvested, 54 or processed in New York state or textile products manufactured from 55 animal or plant fiber grown or produced predominantly in New York state 56 and assist such businesses in identifying such food or food products, orA. 9649--A 6 1 animal or plant fiber textile products, which may help to meet state 2 agencies' needs. The departments and office may also invite to the 3 regional training programs representatives of local governments, includ- 4 ing school districts, that may be interested in purchasing New York 5 state food products or animal or plant fiber textile products. 6 § 13. Paragraphs a and b of subdivision 9 of section 309 of the agri- 7 culture and markets law, as added by chapter 92 of the laws of 2017, are 8 amended to read as follows: 9 a. The advisory council on agriculture shall advise the commissioner 10 in establishing procedures for making annual awards recognizing New York 11 farms, agricultural [and], food, and animal or plant fiber textile busi- 12 nesses, and institutions that are successful in producing, processing, 13 marketing, and/or promoting New York farm [and], food, and animal or 14 plant fiber textile products. The commissioner shall coordinate with the 15 commissioner of economic development to determine which department shall 16 make awards in categories that may be similar to those listed in subdi- 17 vision eighteen-c of section one hundred of the economic development 18 law. These awards shall be given in recognition of exceptional perform- 19 ance and support for New York agriculture by persons, firms and organ- 20 izations that are principally located within the state of New York and 21 engaged in the operation of New York state farms, businesses and insti- 22 tutions. 23 b. The council may annually nominate and forward such nominations for 24 awards to the commissioner for [his or her] the commissioner's consider- 25 ation in the following categories: 26 (i) innovative and unique farm products developed for food, beverages, 27 animal or plant fiber textiles, or horticulture; 28 (ii) agri-tourism; 29 (iii) foods or beverages processed or manufactured from New York farm 30 products; 31 (iv) retail food stores; 32 (v) restaurants and other food service businesses; [and] 33 (vi) education, health care and residential institutions including, 34 but not limited to, food service in schools, colleges, hospitals, nurs- 35 ing homes, day care and senior centers; and 36 (vii) animal or plant fiber textiles processed or manufactured from 37 animal and plant fibers grown or produced predominantly in New York 38 state. 39 § 14. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new arti- 40 cle 18-A to read as follows: 41 ARTICLE 18-A 42 NATURAL FIBER TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT 43 Section 226. Natural fiber textile development council. 44 § 226. Natural fiber textile development council. 1. There is hereby 45 established within the department a natural fiber textile development 46 council. Such council shall consist of the commissioner, the commis- 47 sioner of economic development, or their designees, and ten other 48 persons to be appointed by the governor, including two members on the 49 recommendation of the temporary president of the senate; two members on 50 the recommendation of the speaker of the assembly; one member on the 51 recommendation of the minority leader of the senate; and one member on 52 the recommendation of the minority leader of the assembly. Of the 53 members so appointed, at least one member shall be a producer of 54 animal-based fibers, one shall be a producer of plant-based fibers, one 55 shall be a representative of a statewide agricultural organization, one 56 shall be a representative of a regional or statewide organization ofA. 9649--A 7 1 animal or plant fiber producers, two shall be representatives of fiber 2 and textile manufacturers which is defined as a fiber processor or spin- 3 ning mill, a knitting mill, a weaving studio, or wet finishing (dyeing, 4 printing or fabric finishing), two shall be from designers/producers 5 which is defined as including apparel, home textile products, industrial 6 textiles and healthcare products, one shall be a representative of an 7 academic institution offering textile or design education, and one shall 8 be a representative of an academic institution offering fiber-producing 9 livestock education. Members shall be appointed for a term of three 10 years and may serve until their successors are chosen, provided, howev- 11 er, that of the members first appointed, three shall serve for a term of 12 one year, three shall serve for a term of two years, and four shall 13 serve for a term of three years. The governor shall select a member of 14 the council to serve as chairperson. Council members shall not receive 15 compensation for their services, but may be paid their actual and neces- 16 sary expenses incurred in serving upon the council. 17 2. The council shall work with natural fiber producers and textile 18 manufacturers to increase the economic contributions and employment 19 opportunities related to animal and plant fiber agriculture and textile 20 manufacturing in New York state. The council shall give priority to 21 increasing private investment in, and utilization of, New York state 22 produced and processed natural fibers in all categories of textile manu- 23 facturing including apparel, home textile products, industrial textiles, 24 and health care products. The council shall also prioritize coordinating 25 policy with state agencies, academia and the private sector; working to 26 improve public understanding of and appreciation for natural fiber 27 textiles; and increasing export and market opportunities for New York 28 produced natural fiber textiles. The council shall deliver an annual 29 report outlining its work and making recommendations with regard to 30 economic development and marketing initiatives and research and develop- 31 ment initiatives consistent with the purposes of the council. The report 32 shall be delivered to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the 33 temporary president of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly 34 and the minority leader of the senate. 35 3. The department shall provide necessary support services to the 36 council, including, within funds available, the appointment of an execu- 37 tive director to coordinate the work of the council. 38 § 15. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed- 39 ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided however that 40 the amendments to section 163 of the state finance law made by sections 41 ten and eleven of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section 42 and shall be deemed to repeal therewith.