Bill Text: NY A05117 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a one-stop farming hotline with the Cornell cooperative extension.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to agriculture [A05117 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A05117-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5117 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 2, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing a one-stop farming hotline 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 53 to read as follows: 3 53. Subject to an appropriation for such purpose, establish and admin- 4 ister, together with the Cornell cooperative extension, a one-stop toll 5 free number for farmers, agricultural professionals and others to access 6 information and referral services regarding governmental and private 7 programs that assist in establishing and expanding farm and agricultural 8 related businesses. Such information shall include grant opportunities, 9 agricultural research, marketing possibilities and other agricultural 10 resources. Such one-stop service shall be provided at no charge. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06963-01-3
