STATE OF NEW YORK
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8766
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
climate resilient farming initiative; and to amend a chapter of the
laws of 2021 amending the agriculture and markets law and the soil and
water conservation districts law relating to establishing the soil
health and climate resiliency act, as proposed in legislative bills
numbers S. 4722-A and A. 5386-A, in relation to the effectiveness
thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 151-n of the agriculture and markets law, as added
2 by a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the agriculture and markets
3 law and the soil and water conservation districts law relating to estab-
4 lishing the soil health and climate resiliency act, as proposed in
5 legislative bills numbers S. 4722-A and A. 5386-A, is amended by adding
6 a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
7 4. The commissioner and the state soil and water conservation commit-
8 tee are each empowered to promulgate such rules and regulations and to
9 prescribe such forms as each shall deem necessary to effectuate the
10 purpose of this section.
11 § 2. Section 5 of a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the agricul-
12 ture and markets law and the soil and water conservation districts law
13 relating to establishing the soil health and climate resiliency act, as
14 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4722-A and A. 5386-A, is
15 amended to read as follows:
16 § 5. This act shall take effect [July 1, 2021] on the one hundred
17 eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately, provided however that
19 section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
20 same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the agriculture
21 and markets law and the soil and water conservation districts law relat-
22 ing to establishing the soil health and climate resiliency act, as
23 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 4722-A and A. 5386-A, takes
24 effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05460-09-2