Bill Text: NY S02152 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates the strategic farm and food product development coordinating council.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: (Vetoed) 2013-12-18 - VETOED MEMO.278 [S02152 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S02152-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2152 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. VALESKY, GRISANTI, MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agricul- ture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the economic devel- opment law, in relation to creating the strategic farm and food prod- uct development coordinating council 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 6-a to read as follows: 3 6-A. (A) ESTABLISH, IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF ECONOMIC 4 DEVELOPMENT, A STRATEGIC FARM AND FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING 5 COUNCIL CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF FARMERS, PROCESSORS, WHOLE- 6 SALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS INCLUDING RETAIL FOOD STORES AND FOOD 7 SERVICE BUSINESSES, ACADEMIC EXPERTS AND OTHERS TO IDENTIFY FARM AND 8 FOOD PRODUCTS THAT: 9 (I) ARE, OR HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE, IN DEMAND BY A SIGNIFICANT 10 PORTION OF THE CONSUMER MARKET; AND 11 (II) HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION BY, AND SIGNIFICANT 12 ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO, NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. 13 (B) SUCH COUNCIL SHALL ALSO SEEK TO PROMOTE BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIPS 14 AMONG FARMERS, PROCESSORS, WHOLESALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND STATE INSTITU- 15 TIONAL ENTITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SCHOOLS, DAYCARE FACILI- 16 TIES, AND PRISONS. THE COUNCIL SHALL IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO TRADE AND 17 SUGGEST POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. 18 (C) SUCH COUNCIL SHALL ALSO IDENTIFY RESOURCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT 19 LIMITED TO, STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSIST- 20 ANCE FROM GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AVAILABLE TO 21 SUPPORT INCREASED PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH FOODS 22 AND BEVERAGES. THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 23 SHALL MAKE SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED PRODUCERS AND MARK- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04825-01-3 S. 2152 2 1 ETERS OF SUCH PRODUCTS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENLIST THE ASSISTANCE OF 2 OTHER AGENCIES AS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 3 NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION. 4 (D) THE COUNCIL SHALL REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE 5 LEGISLATURE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COUNCIL AND 6 YEARLY THEREAFTER. 7 S 2. The economic development law is amended by adding a new section 8 180-c to read as follows: 9 S 180-C. STRATEGIC FARM AND FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING 10 COUNCIL. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL- 11 TURE AND MARKETS IN ESTABLISHING A STRATEGIC FARM AND FOOD PRODUCT 12 DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL TO IDENTIFY FARM AND FOOD PRODUCTS THAT 13 HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO NEW YORK 14 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, IDENTIFYING RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT 15 SUCH EFFORTS, AND MAKING SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED FARMS 16 AND FOOD BUSINESSES. 17 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.