Finances the construction, reconstruction, improvement, expansion or rehabilitation of wholesale regional farmers' markets and food hubs that promote farm products grown in New York state.

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A1025A-2011 Actions

• Jun 20, 2012: substituted by s627a
• Jun 19, 2012: ordered to third reading rules cal.405
• Jun 19, 2012: rules report cal.405
• Jun 19, 2012: reported
• Jun 19, 2012: reported referred to rules
• May 31, 2012: print number 1025a
• May 31, 2012: amend and recommit to ways and means
• Apr 26, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
• Jan 4, 2012: referred to agriculture
• Jan 13, 2011: reference changed to agriculture
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to aging

A1025A-2011 Text

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

                                   1025--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  ASSEMBLY

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  M. of A. ORTIZ, N. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, P. LOPEZ -- Multi-
    Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDETTO, CROUCH, MAGEE  --  read  once  and
    referred  to  the  Committee  on Aging -- reported and referred to the
    Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
    ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

  AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
    relation  to  developing local and regional wholesale farmers' markets
    to promote foods grown in New York state

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


    Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 16-m of 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 paragraph (n) to read as
  follows:

    (N) LOANS, LOAN GUARANTEES, INTEREST SUBSIDIES  AND  GRANTS  TO  BUSI-
  NESSES,  MUNICIPALITIES,  INDUSTRIAL  DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND LOCAL AND
  REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS,
  BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS, REGIONAL MARKETING AUTHORITIES AND AGRI-
  CULTURAL COOPERATIVES ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO THE COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS
  LAW, AND OTHER ENTITIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION,  RECONSTRUCTION,  IMPROVE-
  MENT, EXPANSION OR REHABILITATION OF WHOLESALE REGIONAL FARMERS' MARKETS
  OR  FOOD  HUBS  THAT  FACILITATE THE SALE AND PROMOTION OF FARM PRODUCTS
  GROWN OR PRODUCED IN NEW YORK STATE.
    FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  A  WHOLESALE  REGIONAL  FARMERS'
  MARKET  OR  FOOD HUB IS A MARKET, BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION THAT ACTIVELY
  MANAGES THE AGGREGATION, DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING OF SOURCE-IDENTIFIED
  FOOD PRODUCTS PRIMARILY FROM LOCAL  OR  REGIONAL  PRODUCERS  TO  SATISFY
  WHOLESALE, RETAIL AND INSTITUTIONAL DEMAND FOR SUCH PRODUCTS.
    S  2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
  ments to section 16-m of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws  of  1968,

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD03711-07-2

 A. 1025--A                          2

  constituting  the New York state urban development corporation act, made
  by section one of this act, shall not  affect  the  expiration  of  such
  section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.