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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to agriculture |
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Mar 03, 2009 |
referred to aging |
Assembly Bill A6427
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2009-A6427 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A6427 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: A6427 TITLE OF BILL : 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OR BILL : To provide Economic Development financing for construction and improvements to wholesale regional farmers' markets. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Adds a new paragraph j to subdivision 1 of section 16-m of Chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 creating the Urban Development Corporation. Paragraph j would provide loans and grants to businesses, municipalities, IDAs, economic development corporations, not-for-profits, business improvement districts, regional marketing authorities, agricultural cooperatives and other entities to finance construction, reconstruction, improvement, expansion, or rehabilitation of wholesale regional farmers' markets. JUSTIFICATION : New York farmers produce some of the finest fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy products anywhere and there is an increasing recognition of the taste, quality and freshness of these local farm products by chefs and consumers. Unfortunately, most food stores and restaurants in our larger cities find it difficult to buy wholesale direct from New York farmers because of the lack of adequate
2009-A6427 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6427 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 3, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENEDET- TO, JOHN, MAGEE, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Aging 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 (l) to read as follows: (L) 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 THAT FACILITATE THE SALE AND PROMOTION OF FARM PRODUCTS GROWN OR PRODUCED IN NEW YORK STATE. 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, 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD09939-01-9
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