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A10056 Summary:

A10056 Actions:

A10056 Committee Votes:

Committee:AGRICULTURE   Chair:Magee      
DATE:03/20/2018AYE/NAY:18/0  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Magee
Aye
Blankenbush
Aye
Lifton
Aye
Butler
Aye
Gunther
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Rosenthal
Aye
Finch
Aye
Jenne
Aye
Hawley
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Rivera
Absent
Skartados
Absent
Barrett
Aye
Stirpe
Aye
Santabarbara
Aye
Sepulveda
Absent
Skoufis
Aye
Woerner
Aye
Jones
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Weinstein      
DATE:05/30/2018AYE/NAY:29/0  Action: Favorable         
Weinstein
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Excused
Crouch
Aye
Schimminger
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Gantt
Excused
Fitzpatrick
Aye
Glick
Excused
Hawley
Aye
Nolan
Excused
Malliotakis
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Walter
Aye
Perry
Aye
Montesano
Aye
Colton
Aye
Curran
Aye
Cook
Excused
Ra
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye
Simotas
Excused

A10056 Floor Votes:

A10056 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          10056
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 13, 2018
                                       ___________
 
        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  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-f to read as follows:
     3    2-f. 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.
                                                                   LBD15115-01-8
        A. 10056                            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.  Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section 309-a of the agricul-
    17  ture and markets law, as added by chapter 129 of the laws  of  2017,  is
    18  amended to read as follows:
    19    (c) identify issues, including, but not limited to, efforts to enhance
    20  access to viable agricultural land for new and beginning farmers, relat-
    21  ing  to  young  and  beginning  farmers  in the state and provide timely
    22  advice to the commissioner, the governor and the  relevant  state  agen-
    23  cies,  with  regard to the promotion of agriculture as a career path and
    24  the economic development of young and aspiring farmers;
    25    § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.