Assembly Bill A9961

Vetoed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to assess and report on the use and development of precision agriculture, and the use of broadband by farmers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A9961 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6543
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Commissioner
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S3434

2013-A9961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to assess and report on the use and development of precision agriculture, and the use of broadband by farmers.

2013-A9961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9961

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 3, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Magee) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to direct the commissioner of agriculture and markets to issue  a
  report  assessing  the use and development of precision agriculture in
  the state with recommendations pertaining to rural broadband  accessi-
  bility,  use  and support for the farmers, as well as cost savings and
  higher crop yield

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby enacts this act
to evaluate the practicality, costs and benefits of  precision  agricul-
ture  for the state's farmers, as well as the accessibility of broadband
to farmers to facilitate data analysis, and increase the efficiency  and
productivity of farms throughout the state.
  S 2. The commissioner of agriculture and markets, in consultation with
the New York state broadband program office of the empire state develop-
ment corporation, shall compile and issue a report to assess the use and
development  of  precision agriculture in the state and make recommenda-
tions pertaining to any necessary technical  support,  accessibility  of
broadband  with particular focus in rural areas of the state, and a cost
benefit analysis of precision agriculture. The report of the commission-
er shall include, but not be limited to:
  (a) definitions of precision agriculture and site-specific farming;
  (b) statistics of use by farmers in the state;
  (c) statistics of crop yields with the use of precision agriculture as
compared to traditional methods;
  (d) statistics of rural broadband availability, with particular empha-
sis on agricultural land;
  (e) availability of suitable global positioning services;
  (f) environmental impacts of precision agriculture;
  (g) cost analyses of  the  use  of  precision  agriculture,  including
start-up costs and affordability;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13821-05-4

              

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