S4295-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
• Mar 28, 2011: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

S4295-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S4295

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the state law, in relation to making the onion the official
state vegetable

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To establish the onion as the official vegetable of New York State.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Amends the State law by adding a new section 89 designating the onion
as the official vegetable of the state of New York.

JUSTIFICATION:
Onions aye one of the most important vegetable crops in New York in
terms of crop value. The principle type of onion grown is the pungent
yellow globe, and most aye produced on muck (high organic matter)
soils. Costs of production are higher for onions than any other
vegetable crop in New York.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE
This act shall take effect immediately.

S4295-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         4295
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 March 28, 2011
 
 Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern
 ment Operations
 

AN ACT to amend the state law, in relation to making the onion the offi
 cial state vegetable
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The state law is amended by adding a new section 89 to read
 as follows:

 

S  89.  STATE  VEGETABLE. THE ONION SHALL BE THE OFFICIAL VEGETABLE OF
 THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10545-01-1

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