Assembly Bill A191

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the small farm disaster recovery grant program

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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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2017-A191 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5127
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §325-b, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7038, S4521
2015-2016: A2457, S5635
2019-2020: A1337, S271
2021-2022: A1650, S1266
2023-2024: A1046, S6014

2017-A191 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the small farm disaster recovery grant program; provides grants for the purchase and replanting of crops destroyed by natural disaster.

2017-A191 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    191
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, ORTIZ, MONTESANO, CROUCH, SKOUFIS,
   BLANKENBUSH, COOK, HOOPER, PALMESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   BARCLAY, BLAKE, GLICK, LOPEZ, LUPINACCI, McLAUGHLIN -- read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN  ACT  to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
   lishing a small farm disaster recovery grant program
 
   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 325-b to read as follows:
   § 325-B. SMALL FARM DISASTER RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HERE-
 BY ESTABLISHED A SMALL FARM DISASTER RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM TO BE ADMIN-
 ISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOP-
 MENT CORPORATION.
   2. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF TO  SMALL
 FARMS THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS.
   3.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, SMALL FARM SHALL ONLY INCLUDE FARMS
 THAT SELL PRODUCE AND HAVE ANNUAL SALES OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND  DOLLARS
 OR LESS.
   4.  THE  OWNER OF ANY SMALL FARM MAY SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT. GRANTS AWARDED  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SECTION  SHALL  BE  USED  SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURCHASING AND
 REPLANTING CROPS THAT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY A NATURAL DISASTER.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER, UPON REVIEW  OF  AN  OWNER'S  APPLICATION,  SHALL
 DETERMINE IF THE OWNER IS ELIGIBLE FOR A GRANT PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
 THE  COMMISSIONER SHALL MAKE THE DETERMINATION AS TO THE AMOUNT OF GRANT
 THE SMALL FARM OWNER NEEDS TO REBUILD HIS OR  HER  CROP,  PROVIDED  THAT
 SUCH AMOUNT SHALL IN NO EVENT EXCEED TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   6.  THIS  PROGRAM SHALL BE FUNDED THROUGH ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS OF THE
 LEGISLATURE OR ANY OTHER FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE STATE FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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