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Senate Bill S843
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
2011-S843 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Appropriations
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง169-e, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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2011-S843 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the Phytophthora research program at the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences at Cornell university; provides that such research shall include, but not be limited to, identification of disease-resistant cultivars and control strategies found to be effective in New York state; basic research to understand interactions that occur between Phytophthora capsici pathogen and related species; and the development of a disease management strategy that integrates information gained through applied and basic research
2011-S843 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S843 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to establishing the Phytophthora research program at the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences, and making an appropriation therefor PURPOSE: This act would amend the agriculture and markets law to create a research program to combat Phytophthora. The research program would develop an applied research facility for the advancement of Phytophthora research. This facility would include quarantined field sites to be located away from privately or publicly owned fields used in the production of any product susceptible or capable of hosting, transmitting or otherwise contributing to the proliferation of the Phytophthora blight pathogen. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends the agriculture and markets law to add a new section 169-e. JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S843 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 843 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing the Phytophthora research program at the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences, and making an appropriation therefor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 169-e to read as follows: S 169-E. PHYTOPHTHORA RESEARCH PROGRAM. 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. PHYTO- PHTHORA BLIGHT, CAUSED BY THE PATHOGEN PHYTOPHTHORA CAPSICI, IS A DEVAS- TATING DISEASE OF MANY SOLANACEOUS (PEPPER, EGGPLANT AND TOMATO) AND CUCURBIT (SQUASH, MELON, CUCUMBER, GOURD AND PUMPKIN) CROPS. THE INCI- DENCE OF PHYTOPHTHORA BLIGHT HAS INCREASED AND CAUSED SEVERE LOSSES IN SHORT PERIODS OF TIME ACROSS THE STATE IN RECENT YEARS, MAKING GROWERS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO EXTENSIVE CROP LOSS AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. BY EXTENSION, FOOD PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES THAT REGULARLY PURCHASE LARGE VOLUMES OF PRODUCE GROWN IN THIS STATE COULD BE NEGATIVE- LY IMPACTED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SEEK OUT-OF-STATE INGREDIENTS FOR THEIR PRODUCTS. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT A TARGETED DISEASE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COMBAT AND CONTROL PHYTOPHTHORA BLIGHT IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED VIABILITY OF THE STATE'S AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AND MANUFACTURERS, SERVING AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-COMPONENT DISEASE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR GROWERS OF SOLANACEOUS AND CUCURBIT CROPS IN THE STATE. 2. PHYTOPHTHORA RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE PHYTOPHTHORA RESEARCH PROGRAM IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED AT THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY TO EXPAND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYTO- PHTHORA CAPSICI PATHOGEN AS WELL AS OTHER SPECIES OF PHYTOPHTHORA DEEMED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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