Bill Text: NY K00144 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 144

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2023, as Pure New York State Maple Month in the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-01 - adopted [K00144 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00144-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 144

BY: M. of A. Miller

        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        March 2023, as Pure New York State  Maple  Month  in
        the State of New York

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  custom  of this Legislative Body to recognize
official months that are set aside to promote and  appreciate  New  York
State's natural resources which benefit the lives of its citizens; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim March 2023, as Pure New
York State Maple Month in the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS, The Sugar maple tree was adopted as the State tree in 1956,
and its sap is the main source used to make maple; and

  WHEREAS, Pure maple syrup is a natural and nutritious sweetener  and
is  a  smart  choice as a topping or as a flavorful ingredient in baking
and cooking; and

  WHEREAS, New York State is ranked second in maple  syrup  production
in  the  United  States,  and  is  the first crop to be harvested in the
calendar year; and

  WHEREAS, New York's weather makes March the prime  time  to  harvest
the sap for production of maple candy and syrup; and

  WHEREAS, In addition, New York State is home to the largest resource
of  tappable  maple trees within the United States, and over 2,000 maple
sugar makers; and

  WHEREAS, New York State's maple industry hit  a  74-year  record  in
2018  with the production of 806,000 gallons of maple syrup, compared to
760,000 in 2017, with a growth of nearly 50  percent  in  the  last  six
years; and

  WHEREAS, The estimated value of the maple syrup produced in New York
State is $31,320,000; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  with  great  pleasure  that  this Legislative Body
acknowledges this exceptional natural resource and its contributions  to
the local and State economies; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim March 2023,  as  Pure  New
York State Maple Month in the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York.