Bill Text: NY A07931 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes and directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets to conduct a study on climate resilient crops and climate smart farming practices; requires the commissioner to report to the governor and legislature within one year with recommendations for legislation and administrative programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to agriculture [A07931 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A07931-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          7931

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     August 4, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Agriculture

        AN ACT to authorize and  direct  the  commissioner  of  agriculture  and
          markets  to  conduct  a  study  on climate resilient crops and climate
          smart farming practices

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  1.  The commissioner of agriculture and markets is hereby
     2  authorized and directed to conduct a study on  climate  resilient  crops
     3  and  climate  smart  farming  practices. The purpose of this study shall
     4  include but not be limited to examining genetics, technology and manage-
     5  ment to decrease yield gaps in farming and examining the effects climate
     6  resilient crops and climate smart farming practices would have on access
     7  to locally grown food, job creation and educational  opportunities,  and
     8  the impacts on the environment.
     9    2. Within one year of the effective date of this act, the commissioner
    10  of  agriculture  and markets shall deliver a report to the governor, the
    11  temporary president of the senate, the  speaker  of  the  assembly,  the
    12  minority  leader  of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly.
    13  The report shall include recommendations for legislation and administra-
    14  tive programs related to climate resilient crops and climate smart farm-
    15  ing practices.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11930-01-3