Senate Bill S4299A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to soil and water conservation district program improvements

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  • 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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2013-S4299 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7555
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§322, 323 & 325, Ag & Mkts L; amd §119-o, Gen Muni L

2013-S4299 - Summary

Relates to soil and water conservation district program improvements; includes soil and water conservation districts in the state agricultural and farmland protection program.

2013-S4299 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4299 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4299

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. RITCHIE -- (at request of the Department of Agricul-
  ture and Markets) -- 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 and the general munici-
  pal law, in relation to soil and water conservation  district  program
  improvements

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

  Section 1. Section 322 of the agriculture and markets law  is  amended
by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5.  "SOIL  AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT" MEANS AN ENTITY AS DEFINED
IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THREE OF THE SOIL AND  WATER  CONSERVATION
DISTRICTS LAW.
  S  2.  Section  323  of the agriculture and markets law, as amended by
chapter 268 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S 323. State agricultural and farmland protection program. The commis-
sioner shall initiate and maintain a  state  agricultural  and  farmland
protection program to provide financial and technical assistance, within
funds  available,  to counties, municipalities, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVA-
TION DISTRICTS, and not-for-profit conservation organizations for  their
agricultural and farmland protection efforts. Activities to be conducted
by the commissioner shall include, but not be limited to:
  1.  developing  guidelines  for  the  creation by counties and munici-
palities of agricultural and farmland protection plans;
  2. providing technical assistance to county agricultural and  farmland
protection  boards,  as  established  in  article twenty-five-AA of this
chapter, and municipalities;
  3. administering state assistance payments to county agricultural  and
farmland  protection  boards  [and],  municipalities  AND SOIL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICTS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08970-01-3

              

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2013-S4299A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7555
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§322, 323 & 325, Ag & Mkts L; amd §119-o, Gen Muni L

2013-S4299A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to soil and water conservation district program improvements; includes soil and water conservation districts in the state agricultural and farmland protection program.

2013-S4299A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4299A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4299--A
    Cal. No. 406

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 20, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. RITCHIE, GIPSON -- (at request of the Department of
  Agriculture and Markets) -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when
  printed  to  be  committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- reported
  favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second  report,
  ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
  its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the general  munici-
  pal  law,  in relation to soil and water conservation district program
  improvements

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

  Section  1.  Section 322 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. "SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT" MEANS AN ENTITY  AS  DEFINED
IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE OF SECTION THREE OF THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
DISTRICTS LAW.
  S 2. Section 323 of the agriculture and markets  law,  as  amended  by
chapter 268 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  S 323. State agricultural and farmland protection program. The commis-
sioner  shall  initiate  and  maintain a state agricultural and farmland
protection program to provide financial and technical assistance, within
funds available, to counties, municipalities, SOIL AND  WATER  CONSERVA-
TION  DISTRICTS, and not-for-profit conservation organizations for their
agricultural and farmland protection efforts. Activities to be conducted
by the commissioner shall include, but not be limited to:
  1. developing guidelines for the  creation  by  counties  and  munici-
palities of agricultural and farmland protection plans;
  2.  providing technical assistance to county agricultural and farmland
protection boards, as established  in  article  twenty-five-AA  of  this
chapter, and municipalities;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08970-02-3
              

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