Bill Text: NY A08137 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8137 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to annual reporting requirements for farmers' markets.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to agriculture [A08137 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A08137-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8137
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                     June 10, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Agriculture
       AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  annual
         reporting requirements for farmers markets
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 263 of the agriculture and markets
    2  law, as amended by chapter 524 of the laws of 2005, is amended  to  read
    3  as follows:
    4    1.  The  commissioner  shall quinquennially report to the governor and
    5  the legislature on or before January first, two thousand seven and on or
    6  before January first of each fifth year thereafter on the status of  the
    7  state  farmers'  markets  program,  as provided under this article. Such
    8  report shall include:
    9    (A) THE NUMBER, NATURE AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF FARMERS MARKETS  IN
   10  THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
   11    [(a)]  (B)  the  number and nature of proposals made to the department
   12  for state assistance;
   13    [(b)] (C) the number, nature and geographic location of approved farm-
   14  ers' markets development or improvement projects,  and  the  amounts  of
   15  each award made thereto;
   16    [(c)]  (D)  an  assessment  of  the effectiveness of existing farmers'
   17  markets to facilitate New York producers to direct market their farm and
   18  food products to retail and wholesale consumers; [and]
   19    (E) THE NUMBER, NATURE AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF FOOD DESERTS IN  THE
   20  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK; SUCH ASSESSMENT SHALL PROVIDE DETAILED DEMOGRAPHIC
   21  INFORMATION, THE NUMBER AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE  FOOD  SOURCES  IN  FOOD
   22  DESERTS,  AND  ANY  OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPROPRIATE
   23  FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF FOOD DESERTS;
   24    (F) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SUCCESSES, FAILURES AND  BARRIERS  IN  ESTAB-
   25  LISHING FARMERS MARKETS IN FOOD DESERTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OVERCOM-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10620-02-5
       A. 8137                             2
    1  ING  THE  FAILURES  AND BARRIERS IN ESTABLISHING FARMERS MARKETS IN FOOD
    2  DESERTS;
    3    (G)  A  LIST  OF  THE  FUNDING SOURCES AVAILABLE FOR EXPANDING FARMERS
    4  MARKETS INTO FOOD DESERTS; AND
    5    [(d)](H) any recommendations for [program] improvement OF THE FARMERS'
    6  MARKETS PROGRAM.
    7    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.