Assembly Bill A1463

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioners of agriculture and markets and economic development to study and develop a long-term strategy for sustaining farming and food production in New York State

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A1463 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5377
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Commissioner
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10701
2013-2014: A728, S2147

2011-A1463 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioners of agriculture and markets and economic development to study and develop a long-term strategy for sustaining farming and food production in New York state; strategy shall be based on an analysis of land use and economic trends, soil and natural resources, food consumption needs and other factors necessary to develop a state-level blueprint for protecting farmland and strengthening food production in the state.

2011-A1463 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  1463

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to authorize and direct  the  commissioners  of  agriculture  and
  markets  and  economic  development  to  study and develop a long-term
  strategy for sustaining farming and food production in New York state

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The commissioners of agriculture and markets and economic
development are hereby authorized and directed to study  and  develop  a
long-term  strategy  for  sustaining  farming and food production in New
York state. Such strategy shall be based on an analysis of land use  and
economic  trends, soil and natural resources, food consumption needs and
other factors necessary to develop a state-level blueprint for  protect-
ing farmland and strengthening food production in the state. Such strat-
egy  shall  be  developed in consultation with agricultural and economic
development advisory bodies created or authorized by  statute  and  such
other organizations or persons as the commissioners shall deem appropri-
ate.  Within one year of the effective date of this act, the commission-
ers shall submit a report of their findings and recommendations, includ-
ing proposed legislation, if any, to the governor and the legislature.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01790-01-1

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