Bill Text: NY A08138 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended


Bill Title: Relates to a community gardens task force.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-08 - print number 8138a [A08138 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A08138-Amended.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                         8138--A
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      June 10, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee  on  Agricul-
          ture  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to a commu-
          nity gardens task force
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  Section 31-j of the agriculture and markets law, as added
     2  by chapter 528 of the laws of 2013, paragraph (a) of  subdivision  4  as
     3  amended  by  chapter  154  of  the  laws  of 2015, is amended to read as
     4  follows:
     5    § 31-j. Community gardens task force. 1. The commissioner [may]  shall
     6  convene  a  community gardens task force to identify and develop ways to
     7  encourage state agencies, municipalities and private parties  to  estab-
     8  lish  and  expand community gardens and the activities conducted by such
     9  gardens.
    10    2. The task force shall be chaired by the  commissioner,  or  by  such
    11  officer  or  employee  of  the  department as shall be designated by the
    12  commissioner. The membership of the task  force  may  include  represen-
    13  tation from appropriate state agencies and members that represent exist-
    14  ing   community  gardens,  counties,  cities,  towns,  villages,  school
    15  districts, other special use districts, public authorities  and  cooper-
    16  ative  extension services. Membership of the task force shall include at
    17  least two representatives from organizations dedicated to the promotion,
    18  expansion or protection of community gardens.
    19    3. The commissioner, may request the assistance of state  agencies  to
    20  carry out the work of the task force.
    21    4.  (a)  The  goals of the task force may include, but are not limited
    22  to, the study, evaluation and development  of  recommendations:  (i)  to
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10619-06-6
feedback