Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 22, 2021 |
approval memo.102 signed chap.735 |
Dec 10, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 08, 2021 |
returned to assembly passed senate |
Jun 03, 2021 |
3rd reading cal.1382 substituted for s4722a |
May 25, 2021 |
referred to finance delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.116 rules report cal.116 reported |
May 19, 2021 |
reported referred to rules |
May 14, 2021 |
print number 5386a |
May 14, 2021 |
amend (t) and recommit to agriculture |
Feb 16, 2021 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A5386A
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LUPARDO
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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
co-Sponsors
Didi Barrett
Anna Kelles
Emily Gallagher
Fred Thiele
multi-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
2021-A5386 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4722
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 11-B §§151-l - 151-o, Ag & Mkts L; amd §§2 & 4, Cons Dists L
2021-A5386 - Summary
Establishes the soil health and climate resiliency act; establishes the soil health program to assist farmers in improving the health of their soil; establishes the climate resilient farming initiative to promote and encourage farmers to reduce the effects of farming on climate change and to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change by improving and maintaining water management systems and soil health and resiliency.
2021-A5386 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5386 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, the state finance law and the soil and water conservation districts law, in relation to establishing the soil health and climate resiliency act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "soil health and climate resiliency act". § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 11-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 11-B SOIL HEALTH AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY SECTION 151-L. DEFINITIONS. 151-M. SOIL HEALTH PROGRAM. 151-N. CLIMATE RESILIENT FARMING PROGRAM. 151-O. SOIL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP AND RESEARCH FRAMEWORK. § 151-L. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "SOIL HEALTH" MEANS SOILS THAT HAVE THE CONTINUING CAPACITY TO FUNCTION AS A VITAL, LIVING BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM THROUGH: INCREASED SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; IMPROVED SOIL STRUCTURE, WATER AND NUTRIENT-HOLDING CAPACITY AND NUTRIENT CYCLING; DIVERSITY OF BENEFICIAL ORGANISMS; ENHANCED RESILIENCE TO TOLERATE AND RECOVER FROM DROUGHT, TEMPERATURE EXTREMES, PESTS, AND OTHER STRESSES; PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES; AND ASSISTING IN REDUCING AND MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING NET LONG-TERM GREENHOUSE GAS BENEFITS. 2. "SOIL HEALTH PRACTICES" MEANS SYSTEMS OF AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY AND LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT: A. IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF SOILS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONSIDER- ATION OF DEPTH OF TOPSOIL HORIZONS, WATER INFILTRATION RATE, WATER HOLD- ING CAPACITY, ORGANIC CARBON CONTENT, BIOLOGICALLY ACCESSIBLE NUTRIENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Didi Barrett
Anna Kelles
Emily Gallagher
Fred Thiele
multi-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
2021-A5386A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4722
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 11-B §§151-l - 151-o, Ag & Mkts L; amd §§2 & 4, Cons Dists L
2021-A5386A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the soil health and climate resiliency act; establishes the soil health program to assist farmers in improving the health of their soil; establishes the climate resilient farming initiative to promote and encourage farmers to reduce the effects of farming on climate change and to adapt to and mitigate the impact of climate change by improving and maintaining water management systems and soil health and resiliency.
2021-A5386A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5386--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 16, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, BARRETT, KELLES, GALLAGHER, THIELE, OTIS, GOTTFRIED, SIMON, SILLITTI, GLICK, LAVINE, ANGELINO, DAVILA, ZINERMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the soil and water conservation districts law, in relation to establishing the soil health and climate resiliency act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "soil health and climate resiliency act". § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new arti- cle 11-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 11-B SOIL HEALTH AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY SECTION 151-L. DEFINITIONS. 151-M. SOIL HEALTH INITIATIVE. 151-N. CLIMATE RESILIENT FARMING INITIATIVE. 151-O. SOIL HEALTH RESEARCH. § 151-L. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "SOIL HEALTH" MEANS SOILS THAT HAVE THE CONTINUING CAPACITY TO FUNCTION AS A VITAL, LIVING ECOSYSTEM THAT SUSTAINS PLANTS, ANIMALS, AND HUMANS. THE BENEFITS OF HEALTHY SOIL INCLUDE: SUPPORTING THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD, FEED, FIBER, AND FUEL; FACILITATING INFILTRATION, STORAGE AND FILTRATION OF WATER AND PROTECTING WATER QUALITY; ENHANCED NUTRIENT-HOLDING CAPACITY AND NUTRI- ENT CYCLING; PROVIDING HABITAT FOR DIVERSE SOIL ORGANISMS; ENHANCED RESILIENCE TO DROUGHT, EXTREME PRECIPITATION EVENTS, TEMPERATURE EXTREMES, PESTS, DISEASES AND OTHER STRESSES; BREAKING DOWN HARMFUL CHEMICALS; REDUCING AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS ON, AND MITIGATING THE IMPACT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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