Assembly Bill A4406

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes procurement goals for New York state food products purchased by state agencies

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2023-A4406 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §163-c, amd §165, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8665

2023-A4406 - Summary

Establishes procurement goals that certain percentages of all food products purchased by state agencies shall be New York state food products.

2023-A4406 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4406
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, WOERNER, THIELE, FAHY, DICKENS, GUNTHER,
   GLICK, BUTTENSCHON, STIRPE, JONES, TAGUE, FITZPATRICK, HAWLEY, ANGELI-
   NO  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Oper-
   ations
 
 AN ACT to amend the state  finance  law,  in  relation  to  establishing
   procurement  goals for the purchase of New York state food products by
   state agencies
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  state finance law is amended by adding a new section
 163-c to read as follows:
   § 163-C. PROCUREMENT GOALS FOR NEW YORK STATE FOOD PRODUCTS. 1.  DEFI-
 NITION.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "NEW YORK STATE FOOD
 PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN A FOOD ITEM THAT IS:
   (A) GROWN, HARVESTED, OR PRODUCED IN THIS STATE; OR
   (B) PROCESSED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THIS STATE COMPRISING  OVER  FIFTY-ONE
 PERCENT AGRICULTURAL RAW MATERIALS GROWN, HARVESTED, OR PRODUCED IN THIS
 STATE, BY WEIGHT OR VOLUME.
   2.  (A) IN ORDER TO CREATE, STRENGTHEN, AND EXPAND LOCAL FARM AND FOOD
 ECONOMIES THROUGHOUT NEW YORK, ALL STATE AGENCIES ANNUALLY  SPENDING  AN
 AMOUNT  EXCEEDING  FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ON FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCTS SHALL
 SET PERCENTAGE GOALS FOR NEW YORK STATE FOOD PRODUCTS  PURCHASED  YEARLY
 AND  IF  A  STATE  AGENCY  SPENDS AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO TWO
 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY ON FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCTS THEN:   IN  THE  FIRST
 AND  SECOND  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SECTION, AT LEAST
 FIFTEEN PERCENT OF ALL FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS PURCHASED  BY  SUCH  STATE
 AGENCY  SHALL  BE  NEW YORK STATE FOOD PRODUCTS; IN THE THIRD YEAR AFTER
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF ALL  FOOD
 AND FOOD PRODUCTS PURCHASED BY SUCH STATE AGENCY SHALL BE NEW YORK STATE
 FOOD  PRODUCTS; AND  IN THE FOURTH YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SECTION AND THEREAFTER, AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT  OF  ALL  FOOD  AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08184-01-3
              

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2023-A4406A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §163-c, amd §165, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8665

2023-A4406A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes procurement goals that certain percentages of all food products purchased by state agencies shall be New York state food products.

2023-A4406A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4406--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, WOERNER, THIELE, FAHY, DICKENS, GUNTHER,
   GLICK, BUTTENSCHON, STIRPE, JONES, TAGUE, FITZPATRICK, HAWLEY, ANGELI-
   NO,  RAGA  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental
   Operations -- recommitted to the Committee on Governmental  Operations
   in  accordance  with  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  state  finance law, in relation to establishing
   procurement goals for the purchase of New York state food products  by
   state agencies
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 163-e to read as follows:
   §  163-E.  PROCUREMENT  GOALS FOR NEW YORK STATE FOOD PRODUCTS. 1. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   (A) "NEW YORK STATE FOOD PRODUCT" SHALL MEAN A FOOD OR DRINK ITEM THAT
 IS:
   (I) GROWN, HARVESTED, OR PRODUCED IN THIS STATE;
   (II) PROCESSED INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THIS STATE COMPRISING OVER  FIFTY-ONE
 PERCENT AGRICULTURAL RAW MATERIALS GROWN, HARVESTED, OR PRODUCED IN THIS
 STATE, BY WEIGHT OR VOLUME; OR
   (III)  INTENDED  FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THAT MAY BE PURCHASED USING ANY
 FUNDING STREAM MANAGED BY ANY  STATE  AGENCY,  INCLUDING  ANY  FEDERALLY
 FUNDED PROGRAMS.
   (B)  "STATE AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT OVER WHICH THE
 GOVERNOR HAS EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY, INCLUDING ALL  OFFICES  AND  DIVISIONS
 THEREOF,  AS  WELL  AS  ALL  PUBLIC  AUTHORITIES  FOR WHICH THE GOVERNOR
 APPOINTS THE CHAIR, THE  CHIEF  EXECUTIVE,  OR  THE  MAJORITY  OF  BOARD
 MEMBERS,  INCLUDING  ALL  OFFICES  AND DIVISIONS THEREOF, EXCEPT FOR THE

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08184-04-4
              

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