S4240A-2011 Actions

• Apr 18, 2012: referred to local governments
• Apr 18, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Apr 18, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Mar 26, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Mar 22, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Mar 21, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.443
• Jan 9, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 4240A
• Jan 9, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Jan 4, 2012: returned to senate
• Jan 4, 2012: died in assembly
• Jun 14, 2011: referred to local governments
• Jun 14, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 14, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 14, 2011: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1226
• Jun 13, 2011: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• Mar 24, 2011: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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BILL NUMBER:S4240

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing industrial
development agencies to provide assistance to agricultural producers

PURPOSE:
This bill authorizes industrial development agencies (IDAs) to provide
technical and financial assistance to agricultural producers that
grow, harvest or produce agricultural products in this state.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends the legislative intent section of General Municipal
Law section 852 to authorize IDAs to actively promote, attract,
encourage and develop agricultural industries that are based in New
York State.

Sections 2 & 3: Amends General Municipal Law section 854(4) to include
"agricultural" projects within the definition of projects that can be
assisted by local IDAs.

Section 4: Amends General Municipal Law section 845 to add subdivision
20 to define "agriculture" and "agricultural" products for the
purposes of including such terms within the definition of projects
that can be assisted by IDAs.

EXISTING LAW:
Under current law, IDAs can issue loans and provide technical support
to manufacturers, processors and warehousers of agricultural
products, but not to those businesses that directly grow, harvest or
collect such agricultural products.

JUSTIFICATION:
Agriculture is one of the largest industries based in New York State
both in terms of acreage devoted to this activity and employment
opportunities provided. Particularly in Upstate New York,
agricultural producers provide much needed employment and the real
property tax base that supports municipal government finances. This
bill expands the authorization of already existing IDAs, many of
which are county IDAs located in rural areas, to help these agencies
promote job growth in industries that these rural areas already have
specialized in such as fruit cultivation, raising of beef and other
animals, and other agricultural pursuits. Many rural areas of the
state need additional tools in which to promote economic growth for
their communities. This measure should give rural areas of the state
another tool in which to increase job opportunities.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.853-A of 2005/2006
S.238   of 2007/2008
S.705   of 2009/2010

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.


LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.

S4240A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 4240--A
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 March 24, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  LARKIN,  CARLUCCI,  DeFRANCISCO, MAZIARZ, O'MARA,
 RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be
 committed  to  the Committee on Local Government -- recommitted to the
 Committee on Local Government in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
 and recommitted to said committee
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing
 industrial development agencies to provide assistance to  agricultural
 producers
 

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

 

Section 1. The first undesignated paragraph  of  section  852  of  the
 general municipal law, as amended by chapter 747 of the laws of 2005, is
 amended to read as follows:

 It  is  hereby  declared to be the policy of this state to promote the
 economic welfare, recreation opportunities and prosperity of its  inhab
 itants  and  to  actively promote, attract, encourage and develop recre
 ation, economically sound commerce [and], industry AND AGRICULTURE,  and
 economically  sound  projects  identified  and called for to implement a
 state heritage area management plan as provided in title G of the parks,
 recreation and historic preservation law through governmental action for
 the purpose of preventing unemployment and economic deterioration by the
 creation of industrial development agencies which are hereby declared to
 be governmental agencies and instrumentalities  and  to  grant  to  such
 industrial  development  agencies the rights and powers provided in this
 article.
 

S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 854 of the  general  municipal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  478  of  the  laws  of 2011, is amended to read as
 follows:

 (4) "Project" - shall mean any land, any building  or  other  improve
 ment,  and  all real and personal properties located within the state of
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10200-02-1
 
       S. 4240--A                          2
 New York and within or outside or partially within and partially outside
 the municipality for whose benefit the agency  was  created,  including,
 but  not  limited  to,  machinery, equipment and other facilities deemed
 necessary  or  desirable in connection therewith, or incidental thereto,
 whether or not now in existence or under construction,  which  shall  be
 suitable  for  manufacturing,  warehousing,  research,  commercial [or],
 industrial OR AGRICULTURAL purposes or other economically sound purposes
 identified and called for to implement a state designated urban cultural
 park management plan as provided in title G of the parks, recreation and
 historic preservation law and which may include or  mean  an  industrial
 pollution  control  facility,  a  recreation  facility,  educational  or
 cultural facility, a horse racing facility, a railroad  facility  or  an
 automobile  racing  facility, provided, however, no agency shall use its
 funds in respect of any project wholly or partially outside the  munici
 pality  for  whose  benefit  the  agency  was  created without the prior
 consent thereto by the governing body or bodies of all the other munici
 palities in which a part or parts of  the  project  is,  or  is  to  be,
 located.
 

S  3. 

Section 854 of the general municipal law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 21 to read as follows:

 (21) "AGRICULTURE" OR "AGRICULTURAL" -  SHALL  MEAN  AND  INCLUDE  THE
 PRODUCTION OF ANY AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, FLORICULTURAL OR AQUACUL
 TURAL  PRODUCT  OF  THE  SOIL OR WATER THAT HAS BEEN GROWN, HARVESTED OR
 PRODUCED WITHIN THE STATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FRUITS,  VEGETA
 BLES,  EGGS, DAIRY PRODUCTS, MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS, POULTRY AND POULTRY
 PRODUCTS, FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS, GRAIN AND GRAIN PRODUCTS, HONEY, NUTS,
 PRESERVES, MAPLE SAP PRODUCTS, APPLE CIDER, AND FRUIT JUICE AND INCLUDES
 THE COMMERCIAL RAISING, SHEARING, FEEDING AND MANAGEMENT OF ANIMALS ON A
 FARM OR RANCH.
 

S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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