Senate Bill S4945

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to annual reporting requirements for farmers markets

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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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2015-S4945 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8137
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง263, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S3872, A1183, A10565
2019-2020: S2797, A1354
2021-2022: A730
2023-2024: A2789

2015-S4945 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to annual reporting requirements for farmers' markets.

2015-S4945 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4945 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4945

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  annual
  reporting requirements for farmers markets

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 263 of the agriculture and markets
law, as amended by chapter 524 of the laws of 2005, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  1.  The  commissioner  shall quinquennially report to the governor and
the legislature on or before January first, two thousand seven and on or
before January first of each fifth year thereafter on the status of  the
state  farmers'  markets  program,  as provided under this article. Such
report shall include:
  (A) THE NUMBER, NATURE AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS OF FARMERS MARKETS  IN
THE STATE OF NEW YORK;
  [(a)]  (B)  the  number and nature of proposals made to the department
for state assistance;
  [(b)] (C) the number, nature and geographic location of approved farm-
ers' markets development or improvement projects,  and  the  amounts  of
each award made thereto;
  [(c)]  (D)  an  assessment  of  the effectiveness of existing farmers'
markets to facilitate New York producers to direct market their farm and
food products to retail and wholesale consumers; [and]
  (E) THE NUMBER, NATURE AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF FOOD DESERTS IN  THE
STATE  OF  NEW  YORK; SUCH ASSESSMENT SHALL PROVIDE DETAILED DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION, THE NUMBER AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE  FOOD  SOURCES  IN  FOOD
DESERTS,  AND  ANY  OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPROPRIATE
FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF FOOD DESERTS;
  (F) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SUCCESSES, FAILURES AND  BARRIERS  IN  ESTAB-
LISHING FARMERS MARKETS IN FOOD DESERTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OVERCOM-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10620-02-5

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