Senate Bill S4158

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to agriculture and farmland protection programs

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A2369 - Signed by Governor

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

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2015-S4158 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2369
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§324 & 324-a, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A9787

2015-S4158 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to agriculture and farmland protection programs; includes efforts to support the successful transfer of agricultural land from existing owners to new owners and operators, especially new and beginning farmers in what should be included in agricultural and farmland protection plans.

2015-S4158 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4158

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. PANEPINTO -- 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 agricul-
  ture and farmland protection programs

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 324 of the  agri-
culture and markets law, as added by chapter 797 of the laws of 1992, is
amended to read as follows:
  (c)  a description of the activities, programs and strategies, INCLUD-
ING EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF AGRICULTURAL LAND FROM
EXISTING OWNERS TO NEW OWNERS AND OPERATORS, ESPECIALLY NEW  AND  BEGIN-
NING  FARMERS,  intended  to  be used by the county to promote continued
agricultural use, WHICH MAY INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO  REVISIONS  TO
THE  COUNTY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-
NINE-D OR TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE-I OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW.
  S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 324-a of  the  agricul-
ture  and  markets  law, as added by chapter 527 of the laws of 2005, is
amended to read as follows:
  (c) a description of activities, programs  and  strategies,  INCLUDING
EFFORTS  TO  SUPPORT  THE  SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF AGRICULTURAL LAND FROM
EXISTING OWNERS TO NEW OWNERS AND OPERATORS, ESPECIALLY NEW  AND  BEGIN-
NING FARMERS, intended to be used by the municipality to promote contin-
ued  agricultural use, which may include but not be limited to revisions
to the municipality's comprehensive plan pursuant to [paragraph  (a)  of
subdivision  two  of]  section two hundred seventy-two-a of the town law
[and land use regulations as defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision two
of section two hundred seventy-two-a of the town law] OR  SECTION  7-722
OF THE VILLAGE LAW as appropriate.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05139-01-5

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