Bill Text: NJ S3465 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Directs Department of Agriculture to pay annual premiums to enrolled dairy farmers for certain coverage under the federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program; appropriates $125,000.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2022-01-18 - Approved P.L.2021, c.401. [S3465 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2020-S3465-Amended.html
Sponsored by:
Senator STEVEN V. OROHO
District 24 (Morris, Sussex and Warren)
Senator STEPHEN M. SWEENEY
District 3 (Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Cruz-Perez
SYNOPSIS
Directs Department of Agriculture to pay annual premiums to enrolled dairy farmers for certain coverage under the federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program; appropriates $125,000.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Agriculture Committee on January 3, 2022, with amendments.
An Act concerning reimbursement of certain premiums to dairy farmers 1[and] ,1 supplementing Title 4 of the Revised Statutes 1, and making an appropriation1.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Department of Agriculture shall disburse annually to each enrolled dairy farmer in the State the amount of the annual premium paid by the enrolled dairy farmer for coverage under the federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program 1up to the amount of the premium for coverage for the first 5,000,000 pounds of annual milk production per farm, the first tier of coverage under the program1. The department, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), shall adopt rules and regulations establishing procedures for the disbursement of funds to reimburse each enrolled dairy farmer in the State the amount the enrolled dairy farmer has paid for the annual premium for 1coverage authorized pursuant to this subsection under1 the federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program.
b. The Department of Agriculture shall include in its annual budget request to the Governor an amount equal to the moneys necessary to pay the annual premiums for 1the coverage authorized pursuant to subsection a. of this section under1 the federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program for all enrolled dairy farmers in the State. The Legislature shall appropriate the necessary funds to the department for this purpose.
c. As used in this section:
"Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
"Enrolled dairy farmer" means a dairy farmer enrolled in the federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program.
"Federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program" means the federal Dairy Margin Coverage Program that replaced the former federal Margin Protection Program for Dairy Producers pursuant to the federal Agricultural Act of 2018.
12. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture a sum in the amount of $125,000 to provide for the reimbursements authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act.1
1[2.] 3.1 This act shall take effect immediately.
