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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2018
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 Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to appro-
   priation and apportionment of moneys for the promotion of  agriculture
   and domestic arts in the county of Orange
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 286 of the agriculture and markets law, as  amended
 by chapter 61 of the laws of 1954, the section heading and subdivision 1
 as amended by and subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5 as added by chapter 683 of
 the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   § 286. Appropriation  and apportionment of moneys for the promotion of
 agriculture and domestic arts.  1. There shall be appropriated  annually
 for  the department of agriculture and markets an amount of money suffi-
 cient to pay and satisfy the reimbursement moneys herein  specified  and
 which  money  shall  be  disbursed  by the commissioner on behalf of the
 state for the promotion of agriculture and domestic arts, to duly incor-
 porated agricultural or horticultural corporations as defined in section
 fourteen hundred nine of the not-for-profit corporation law, THE  COUNTY
 EXTENSION  SERVICE  ASSOCIATION  IN  THE  COUNTY OF ORANGE, the American
 institute in the city of New York, the Goshen Historic Track, Inc.,  the
 Genesee  Valley Breeders' Association, Inc. and county extension service
 associations in proportion to the actual premiums paid during the previ-
 ous year including premiums paid for trials or tests of speed and endur-
 ance of harness horses.
   2. Eligibility. (a) To qualify for premium  reimbursement  under  this
 section,  agricultural and horticultural corporations, THE COUNTY EXTEN-
 SION SERVICE ASSOCIATION IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, the American institute
 in the city of New York, the Goshen Historic Track, Inc. and the Genesee
 Valley Breeders' Association, Inc. must have held, with the approval  of
 the  commissioner,  an  annual  fair  or exposition for the promotion of
 agriculture and domestic arts during the previous calendar year, paid at
 least five thousand dollars in  actual  premiums  and  filed  an  annual
 report as required in paragraph (c) of this subdivision.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (b)  To  qualify for premium reimbursement under this section a county
 extension service association must have held, with the approval  of  the
 commissioner,  a fair or exposition for the promotion of agriculture and
 domestic arts during the previous calendar year open to  all  youths  in
 that  county  up  to age twenty-one. [A] EXCEPT FOR THE COUNTY EXTENSION
 SERVICE ASSOCIATION IN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE, A county extension  service
 association  may not receive reimbursement for a fair or exposition in a
 county where an agricultural or horticultural corporation or the  Ameri-
 can institute in the city of New York has held such a fair or exposition
 during  the  past two years. A county extension service association must
 have paid at least five hundred dollars in actual premiums and filed  an
 annual report as required in paragraph (c) of this subdivision.
   (c)  All  organizations eligible to receive moneys appropriated by the
 state pursuant to this section shall file with the Department an  annual
 report on or before the fifteenth day of December. The report shall list
 all premiums awarded during the calendar year and the exhibits for which
 the premiums were awarded.
   3.  Reimbursement  amounts. (a) Each organization eligible for premium
 reimbursement pursuant to paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  two  of  this
 section  shall  receive seven thousand two hundred dollars or the amount
 actually paid out in premiums, whichever is less. Each organization that
 has paid out more than seven thousand two hundred dollars shall also  be
 eligible  to  receive  an additional reimbursement equal to the premiums
 paid in its youth department, not to exceed one  thousand  five  hundred
 dollars.
   (b) Each eligible cooperative extension association shall receive five
 thousand  dollars or the amount actually paid out in premiums, whichever
 is less.
   (c) After reimbursements have been allocated  pursuant  to  paragraphs
 (a)  and  (b)  of this subdivision, the remaining appropriation, if any,
 shall be distributed in equal shares to the agricultural or horticultur-
 al corporations, THE COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE ASSOCIATION IN THE  COUNTY
 OF  ORANGE,  the  American institute in the city of New York, the Goshen
 Historic Track, Inc. and the Genesee Valley Breeders' Association,  Inc.
 if  they  have  not been fully reimbursed as a result of the allocations
 set forth above. The American institute in the  city  of  New  York,  if
 eligible, shall receive two shares of the pro-rated amount.
   (d)  In  no event shall any agricultural or horticultural corporation,
 THE COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE ASSOCIATION IN THE COUNTY  OF  ORANGE,  the
 American  institute  in the city of New York, the Goshen Historic Track,
 Inc. or the Genesee Valley Breeders' Association, Inc. receive more than
 the amount actually paid out in premiums  or  twelve  thousand  dollars,
 whichever is less.
   4.  Any organization that shall fail or neglect to hold an annual fair
 or exposition and file its annual  report  for  two  consecutive  years,
 shall forfeit any privileges or money to which it may otherwise be enti-
 tled pursuant to the provisions of this article. In computing such peri-
 od  of  two  consecutive  years,  no year shall be counted in which such
 failure was deemed by the commissioner to be attributable to a cause  or
 condition  with  respect  to  which the organization or its directors or
 officers had no control, or for any other reason which the  commissioner
 deems justified.
   5.  For  the  purposes  of  this article, Rockland County Future, Inc.
 shall be eligible for premium reimbursement, as  provided  in  paragraph
 (a)  of  subdivision  three of this section so long as such organization
 has held, with the approval of the commissioner, an annual fair or expo-

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 sition for the promotion of agriculture and domestic arts in conjunction
 with a county extension service association during the previous calendar
 year; paid at least five thousand dollars in actual premiums; and  filed
 an annual report as required in paragraph (c) of subdivision two of this
 section.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.