Assembly Actions -
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Jan 29, 2018 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to environmental conservation returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 19, 2017 |
referred to ways and means delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1853 |
Jun 07, 2017 |
reported and committed to rules |
Jan 09, 2017 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Senate Bill S1435
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 60th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2017-S1435 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S1435 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1435 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the soil and water conservation districts law, in relation to farm drain tile financial assistance; and to repeal section 4-a of such law relating thereto PURPOSE : This bill provides for farm drain tile financial assistance to aid farmers in adding drain tile to their fields SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 repeals Section 4-a of the soil and water conservation districts law and a new section 4a is added to allow financial assistance to farm operations to enable them to implement subsurface tile drainage projects. Section 2 provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION : For a piece of land to be agriculturally viable for planting and growing, it must have the right conditions. One of the factors that
2017-S1435 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1435 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sens. RITCHIE, GALLIVAN, MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the soil and water conservation districts law, in relation to farm drain tile financial assistance; and to repeal section 4-a of such law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 4-a of the soil and water conservation districts law is REPEALED and a new section 4-a is added to read as follows: § 4-A. FARM DRAIN TILE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 1. SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE TO FARM OPERATIONS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, TO FUND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUBSURFACE TILE DRAINAGE PROJECTS THAT MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: A. THE FARM OPERATION MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE AGRICULTURAL ENVIRON- MENTAL MANAGEMENT (AEM) PROGRAM AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE ELEVEN-A OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, HAVING COMPLETED AT LEAST AN AEM TIER 3A NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THEIR ENTIRE CROP PRODUCTION LAND BASE; B. THE PROJECT MUST BE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR IMPROVEMENT OF SUBSUR- FACE DRAIN TILE, NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO REDUCE THE RISK OF NUTRIENTS EXITING TILE LINES; C. THE PROJECT MUST BE IMPLEMENTED BY A DISTRICT, OR GROUP OF DISTRICTS ACTING JOINTLY, AND SUCH DISTRICT OR DISTRICTS MUST HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR ITS/THEIR SHARE OF THE ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS. 2. APPLICATIONS FOR MATCHING GRANTS SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFOR- MATION: A. THE NAME AND LOCATION OF THE FARM OPERATION AND THE TRACTS TO BE IMPROVED THROUGH SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE; B. IDENTIFICATION OF THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF NUTRIENTS EXITING TILE LINES; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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