Assembly Bill A7970

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to develop and maintain a database on the impact of climate change on agriculture

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A7970 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L

2023-A7970 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to develop and maintain a database on the impact of climate change on agriculture; requires farmers to report to the department on the impact of climate change on agriculture, including but not limited to crops grown, outcomes and yield.

2023-A7970 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7970
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- 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 develop and maintain
   a database on the impact of climate change on agriculture

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 53 to read as follows:
   53.  DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A SEARCHABLE, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE OF
 AGRICULTURAL DATA RECEIVED ANNUALLY FROM FARMERS IN THE STATE.    BEGIN-
 NING  JANUARY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER,
 FARMERS IN THE STATE SHALL REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT  ON  THE  IMPACT  OF
 CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CROPS GROWN,
 OUTCOMES  AND  YIELD.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT OUTREACH EFFORTS TO
 FARMERS IN THE STATE TO DEVELOP THE DATABASE AND TO  INFORM  FARMERS  OF
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13030-01-3

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