Bill Text: NY A00333 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the agriculture assistance program for financial assistance to agricultural production and services in the state.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 13-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-25 - held for consideration in agriculture [A00333 Detail]

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          333
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. HAWLEY, KOLB, GIGLIO, CORWIN, McDONOUGH, FINCH,
         PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,  CROUCH,  DUPREY,
         McKEVITT,  McLAUGHLIN,  OAKS,  THIELE -- read once and referred 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 assisting agricul-
         ture in the state through  the  agriculture  assistance  program;  and
         providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a  new
    2  article 21-D to read as follows:
    3                                ARTICLE 21-D
    4                       AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
    5  SECTION 258-QQ. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
    6          258-RR. AGRICULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
    7    S  258-QQ. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS THAT AGRI-
    8  CULTURE IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY ECONOMIC UNITS OF THE STATE AND THAT IT IS
    9  TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL RESIDENTS THAT FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  TO  MAINTAIN
   10  AND   EXPAND   AGRICULTURE   PRODUCTION  AND  AGRICULTURAL  SERVICES  IS
   11  WARRANTED.  FURTHER, AGRICULTURE IN THOSE MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMUNITIES
   12  WHERE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND SERVICES HAVE BEEN  HARMED  BY  NATURAL
   13  DISASTER OR WHICH ARE IN DECLARED DISASTER AREAS SHOULD BE GIVEN PREFER-
   14  ENCE IN RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
   15    S  258-RR.  AGRICULTURE  ASSISTANCE  PROGRAM.  THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL
   16  DEVELOP A PROGRAM AND PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR  THE  PURPOSE
   17  OF  GIVING  FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  TO  MAINTAIN  AND EXPAND AGRICULTURAL
   18  PRODUCTION AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICES IN THE STATE.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL
   19  PROVIDE  FOR  PREFERENCE TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURE IN THOSE
   20  MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMUNITIES WHICH HAVE  HAD  AGRICULTURAL  PRODUCTION
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00138-01-3
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    1  AND  SERVICES  HARMED  BY  NATURAL  DISASTER  OR  WHICH ARE LOCATED IN A
    2  DECLARED DISASTER AREA. THE FUNDS FOR SUCH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SHALL BE
    3  RECEIVED FROM THE NEW YORK STATE  URBAN  DEVELOPMENT  CORPORATION.  ONLY
    4  ENTITIES  AND  PERSONS  ENGAGED  IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND SERVICES
    5  SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
    6    S 2. Section 16-h of section 1 of chapter 174 of  the  laws  of  1968,
    7  constituting  the  New  York state urban development corporation act, is
    8  amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
    9    3-A. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS  SECTION,  FUNDS
   10  OF  THIS  PROGRAM, WITHIN AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS TOTALING UP TO THIRTY
   11  MILLION DOLLARS, SHALL  BE  AVAILABLE  FOR  THE  AGRICULTURE  ASSISTANCE
   12  PROGRAM PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 21-D OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   13    S  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
   14  deemed repealed December 31, 2014.