S2152-2013 Actions

• May 8, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 7, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 6, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.551
• Feb 12, 2013: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Jan 14, 2013: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

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S2152-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2152

TITLE  OF BILL:  An act to amend the agriculture and markets law and the
economic development law, in relation to creating the strategic farm and
food product development coordinating council

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:  The purpose of this bill is to  create
the  Strategic Farm and Food Product Development Coordinating Council in
order to further Promote the use of New York grown products.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends � 15 of the Agriculture and Markets Law by  establish-
ing the Strategic Farm and Food Product Development Coordinating Council
and defining the ways in which the Council will function.

Section 2: Adds a new 180-c of the Economic Development Law by requiring
the  Department  to  cooperate  with  the  Department of Agriculture and
Markets in the establishment of the Council.

Section 3: Provides for the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:  This Coordinating Council will seek to  promote  benefi-
cial relationships among farmers, processors, wholesalers, distributors,
and state institutional entities such as schools and prisons in order to
promote the use of New York grown products in New York,

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  S.6505 / A. 8104 of 2011-2012

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:  Undetermined.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediate.

S2152-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2152
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 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:

 

Section 1.

Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:

 6-A. (A) ESTABLISH, IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER  OF  ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT,  A STRATEGIC FARM AND FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING
 COUNCIL CONSISTING OF REPRESENTATIVES  OF  FARMERS,  PROCESSORS,  WHOLE
 SALERS AND DISTRIBUTORS, RETAILERS INCLUDING RETAIL FOOD STORES AND FOOD
 SERVICE  BUSINESSES,  ACADEMIC  EXPERTS  AND OTHERS TO IDENTIFY FARM AND
 FOOD PRODUCTS THAT:

 (I) ARE, OR HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO  BE,  IN  DEMAND  BY  A  SIGNIFICANT
 PORTION OF THE CONSUMER MARKET; AND
 (II)  HAVE  THE POTENTIAL FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION BY, AND SIGNIFICANT
 ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO, NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS.
 (B) SUCH COUNCIL SHALL ALSO SEEK TO PROMOTE  BENEFICIAL  RELATIONSHIPS
 AMONG FARMERS, PROCESSORS, WHOLESALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND STATE INSTITU
 TIONAL  ENTITIES  INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SCHOOLS, DAYCARE FACILI
 TIES, AND PRISONS. THE COUNCIL SHALL  IDENTIFY  BARRIERS  TO  TRADE  AND
 SUGGEST POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.
 (C)  SUCH  COUNCIL  SHALL  ALSO IDENTIFY RESOURCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND TECHNICAL ASSIST
 ANCE FROM GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA AND PRIVATE  ORGANIZATIONS  AVAILABLE  TO
 SUPPORT  INCREASED PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF SUCH FOODS
 AND BEVERAGES. THE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
 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
 ETERS  OF SUCH PRODUCTS. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ENLIST THE ASSISTANCE OF
 OTHER AGENCIES AS NEEDED TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL  ASSISTANCE
 NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION.
 (D)  THE  COUNCIL SHALL REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
 LEGISLATURE WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE  ESTABLISHMENT  OF  THE  COUNCIL  AND
 YEARLY THEREAFTER.
 

S  2.  The economic development law is amended by adding a new section
 180-c to read as follows:

 

S 180-C. STRATEGIC FARM  AND  FOOD  PRODUCT  DEVELOPMENT  COORDINATING
 COUNCIL.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COOPERATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL
 TURE  AND  MARKETS  IN  ESTABLISHING  A  STRATEGIC FARM AND FOOD PRODUCT
 DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL TO IDENTIFY FARM AND FOOD PRODUCTS THAT
 HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO  NEW  YORK
 AGRICULTURAL  PRODUCERS, IDENTIFYING RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT
 SUCH EFFORTS, AND MAKING SUCH INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO INTERESTED  FARMS
 AND FOOD BUSINESSES.
 

S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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