Bill Text: NY S02898 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a one-stop farming hotline with the Cornell cooperative extension.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-01-09 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S02898 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S02898-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2898 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 18, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing a one-stop farming hotline 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 49 to read as follows: 3 49. Subject to an appropriation for such purpose, establish and admin- 4 ister, together with the Cornell cooperative extension, a one-stop toll 5 free number for farmers, agricultural professionals and others to access 6 information and referral services regarding governmental and private 7 programs that assist in establishing and expanding farm and agricultural 8 related businesses. Such information shall include grant opportunities, 9 agricultural research, marketing possibilities and other agricultural 10 resources. Such one-stop service shall be provided at no charge. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD08304-01-7
