Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 09, 2016 |
referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 01, 2016 |
ordered to third reading cal.1255 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 10, 2016 |
reported and committed to finance |
Feb 23, 2016 |
print number 5636a |
Feb 23, 2016 |
amend and recommit to agriculture |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to agriculture returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 10, 2015 |
referred to agriculture delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1472 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 21, 2015 |
referred to agriculture |
Senate Bill S5636A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2015-S5636 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; add §16-x, UDC Act
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S4520
2015-S5636 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5636 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law and the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to creating a small farm modernization fund SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 would amend the Agriculture and Markets Law by adding a new subdivision 47, authorizing the Department to cooperate with the Empire State Development Corporation to develop the "Small Farm Modernization Fund" program to provide grants to farmers for the purposes of modernizing their farm and farm practices. Small farms would be defined as 150 acres or less. Section 2 would amend the Urban Development Corporation Act to add a new section 16-x to create the Small Farm Modernization Fund to make grants to eligible applicants for modernizing their farm and farm practices, including, but not limited to, infrastructure, equipment, crops, animals and marketing of farm products. Such modernization may also include updating and improving agricultural environmental management, as defined in Article 11-A, practices, equipment and infrastructure. The corporation would consult with the Department of Agriculture and Markets in order to establish criteria governing the award of grants including, but not limited to, farmers who produce a product in the State, demonstrate innovative plans for modernizing
2015-S5636 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5636 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 21, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- 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 New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to creating a small farm modernization fund 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 48 to read as follows: 48. COOPERATE WITH THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO DEVELOP A SMALL FARM MODERNIZATION FUND PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO FARMERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF MODERNIZING THEIR FARM AND FARM PRACTICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT, CROPS, ANIMALS AND MARKETING OF FARM PRODUCTS. SUCH MODERNIZATION MAY ALSO INCLUDE UPDATING AND IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, AS DEFINED IN ARTI- CLE ELEVEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER, PRACTICES, EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE. FARM MODERNIZATION IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR FARMS THAT ARE BEING TRANSITIONED FROM LONG-TIME OWNERS TO NEW OWNERS AND BEGINNING FARMERS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM THE TERM "SMALL FARM" SHALL MEAN A FARM OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ACRES OR LESS. S 2. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a new section 16-x to read as follows: S 16-X. SMALL FARM MODERNIZATION FUND. 1. THE SMALL FARM MODERNIZATION FUND IS HEREBY CREATED. THE PURPOSE OF THE SMALL FARM MODERNIZATION FUND IS TO MAKE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR MODERNIZING THEIR FARM AND FARM PRACTICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIP- MENT, CROPS, ANIMALS, AND MARKETING OF FARM PRODUCTS. SUCH MODERNIZATION MAY ALSO INCLUDE UPDATING AND IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ELEVEN-A OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, PRACTICES, EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE. FARM MODERNIZATION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01493-02-5
2015-S5636A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Agriculture
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L; add §16-x, UDC Act
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
-
S4520
2015-S5636A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5636A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the agriculture and markets law and the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to creating a small farm modernization fund SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 would amend the Agriculture and Markets Law by adding a new subdivision 49, authorizing the Department to cooperate with the Empire State Development Corporation to develop the "Small Farm Modernization Fund" program to provide grants to farmers for the purposes of modernizing their farm and farm practices. Small farms would be defined as 150 acres or less. Section 2 would amend the Urban Development Corporation Act to add a new section 16-x to create the Small Farm Modernization Fund to make grants to eligible applicants for modernizing their farm and farm practices, including, but not limited to, infrastructure, equipment, crops, animals and marketing of farm products. Such modernization may also include updating and improving agricultural environmental management, as defined in Article 11-A, practices, equipment and infrastructure. The corporation would consult with the Department of Agriculture and Markets in order to establish criteria governing the
2015-S5636A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5636--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 21, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee on Agriculture 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 agriculture and markets law and the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to creating a small farm modernization fund 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 49 to read as follows: 49. COOPERATE WITH THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO DEVELOP A SMALL FARM MODERNIZATION FUND PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO FARMERS FOR THE PURPOSES OF MODERNIZING THEIR FARM AND FARM PRACTICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT, CROPS, ANIMALS AND MARKETING OF FARM PRODUCTS. SUCH MODERNIZATION MAY ALSO INCLUDE UPDATING AND IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, AS DEFINED IN ARTI- CLE ELEVEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER, PRACTICES, EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE. FARM MODERNIZATION IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR FARMS THAT ARE BEING TRANSITIONED FROM LONG-TIME OWNERS TO NEW OWNERS AND BEGINNING FARMERS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROGRAM THE TERM "SMALL FARM" SHALL MEAN A FARM OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY ACRES OR LESS. S 2. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban development corporation act, is amended by adding a new section 16-x to read as follows: S 16-X. SMALL FARM MODERNIZATION FUND. 1. THE SMALL FARM MODERNIZATION FUND IS HEREBY CREATED. THE PURPOSE OF THE SMALL FARM MODERNIZATION FUND IS TO MAKE GRANTS TO ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR MODERNIZING THEIR FARM AND FARM PRACTICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIP- MENT, CROPS, ANIMALS, AND MARKETING OF FARM PRODUCTS. SUCH MODERNIZATION EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01493-13-6
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