Assembly Bill A9225

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to promote participation in Nourish New York program for black indigenous and people of color site controlled farms

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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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2021-A9225 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8335
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §452, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S3167

2021-A9225 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to promote participation in Nourish New York, including financial and technical support, for black, indigenous and people of color site controlled farms.

2021-A9225 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9225
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Agriculture
 
 AN  ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
   ing the department of agriculture and markets to promote participation
   in Nourish New York program for black, indigenous and people of  color
   site controlled farms

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 452 of the agriculture and markets law  is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE MEANS, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE FINAN-
 CIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  INFRASTRUCTURE
 DEVELOPMENT,  PRIORITY  GRANTS  RELATED  TO PROCESSING AND REFRIGERATION
 SYSTEMS, PERMIT ASSISTANCE, CREATION OF A LIAISON TO  NOURISH  NEW  YORK
 PROGRAM,  AND  INPUT  TO BEST PRACTICES FOR NOURISH NEW YORK PROGRAM, TO
 ENSURE AN EFFECTIVE CONNECTION TO MARKETS AND PARTICIPATION IN THE NOUR-
 ISH NEW YORK PROGRAM BY BLACK,  INDIGENOUS  AND  PEOPLE  OF  COLOR  SITE
 CONTROLLED  FARMS.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  INCLUDE  AND  PRIORITIZE THE
 PROCUREMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS FROM BLACK, INDIGENOUS  AND  PEOPLE
 OF  COLOR  SITE  CONTROLLED FARMS AS A CORE COMPONENT OF THE NOURISH NEW
 YORK PROGRAM FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND SHALL ESTABLISH A PRICE  POINT
 FOR  AGRICULTURAL  PRODUCTS  FROM  BLACK, INDIGENOUS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
 OWNED FARMS THAT IS, AT A MINIMUM,  SUFFICIENT  TO  COVER  THE  COST  OF
 PRODUCTION,  TEMPORARY  STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION TO FOOD RELIEF ORGAN-
 IZATIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14223-02-2

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