Senate Bill S2797

2019-2020 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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2019-S2797 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1354
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §263, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4945, A8137
2017-2018: S3872, A1183, A10565
2021-2022: A730
2023-2024: A2789

2019-S2797 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to annual reporting requirements for farmers' markets.

2019-S2797 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2797 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2797
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  COMRIE,  KENNEDY,  MONTGOMERY  --  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;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01026-01-9

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