Bill Text: NY A09536 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to access to viable agricultural land for new and beginning farmers.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Vetoed) 2016-11-28 - tabled [A09536 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09536-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9536
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 15, 2016
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        Introduced  by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Agriculture
        AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law  and  the  public  lands
          law,  in  relation  to  access to viable agricultural land for new and
          beginning farmers
          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 2-e to read as follows:
     3    2-e. Aid in efforts supporting the successful transfer of viable agri-
     4  cultural  land  from  existing owners to new owners and operators, espe-
     5  cially beginning farmers.
     6    § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 309 of the agriculture and markets  law,
     7  as  added  by  chapter  79  of  the  laws of 1980, is amended to read as
     8  follows:
     9    5. The advisory council on agriculture shall advise  the  commissioner
    10  and  other  state  agency  heads on state government plans, policies and
    11  programs affecting farming and the agricultural industry of  this  state
    12  including,  but  not limited to, advice regarding tax, financial assist-
    13  ance and other policies and programs that could  address  the  needs  of
    14  beginning  farmers and issues related to transfer of ownership of farms.
    15  Concerned state agencies shall be  encouraged  to  establish  a  working
    16  relationship with the council and shall fully cooperate with the council
    17  in any requests it shall make.
    18    §  3. Subdivision 6 of section 323 of the agriculture and markets law,
    19  as amended by chapter 150 of the laws of 2013, is  amended  to  read  as
    20  follows:
    21    6.  reporting biennially to the governor and the legislature regarding
    22  the activities of the commissioner, including efforts to enhance  access
    23  to  viable agricultural land for new and beginning farmers, the types of
    24  technical  assistance  rendered  to  county  agricultural  and  farmland
    25  protection boards, municipalities, soil and water conservation districts
    26  and  not-for-profit  conservation organizations, and the need to protect
    27  the state's agricultural economy and land resources.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14665-01-6