NY State Senate Bill 2023-S1493

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to agriculture
Jan 12, 2023	referred to agriculture

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Agriculture
Law Section:: Agriculture and Markets
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S6553
2021-2022: S3786

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the New York agricultural investment task force act; establishes the New York task force on agricultural investment to study and assess the future of agriculture in the state.

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1493

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act establishing the New York task force on agricultural investment;
and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration
thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill will establish a task force on agricultural investment, allow-
ing for the studying, evaluation, and development of budget and policy
recommendations regarding farm sustainability in New York.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Provides for the legislation to be known as the "New York
Agricultural Investment Task Force Act."

Section 2: Provides findings supporting a strong public interest in
establishing the task force.

Section 3: Delegates the task force composition.

Section 4: Establishes appointment and vacancy rulesand restrictions.

Section 5: Provides for the scope and main objectivesof the task force.

Section 6: Establishes the task force's authority tocall upon any State
agencies mission.or bodies which may provide assistance in the task
force's

Section 7: Establishes the procedure for the task force to report its
findings.

Section 8: Provides for the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The New York State agricultural industry has an annual economic impact
of over $42 million and is comprised of over 32,000 farms, which produce
high quality products; supplying New York families with nutritious food
every day. However, to encourage the growth of the agricultural indus-
try, efforts must be made to identify statewide barriers to the sustain-
able growth of New York farms. The recently released 2017 USDA Agricul-
ture Census found that New York is experiencing a serious decrease in
the number of farms, with a loss of 2,100 farms from 2012, the largest
drop in more than 2 decades and triple the national average of a 3%
loss.

The New York Task Force on Agricultural Investment will study, evaluate.
and develop policy and budget recommendations relating to the state of
agriculture in the New York and focus on issues such as workforce devel-
opment,,economic conditions, environmental concerns and energy efficien-
cy. By establishing this task force, New York is taking a step toward a
more sustainable future for farming and developing policy and budget
recommendations which will stimulate the agricultural industry in the
state, and support its profitability.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2022: S3786

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

This legislation will have no fiscal implications for state and local
governments.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed one year after such date.

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1493
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT establishing the New York task force on agricultural  investment;
   and  providing  for  the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration
   thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short title.   This act shall be known and maybe cited as
 the "New York agricultural investment task force act".
   § 2. Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that  it  is  in  the
 public interest to have a viable agricultural sector in the state and to
 establish an agricultural investment task force that shall study, evalu-
 ate and develop budgeting and other recommendations relating to specific
 actionable measures to address farm sustainability in New York state.
   §  3.  The  New  York  task force on agricultural investment is hereby
 established to study and assess the future of agriculture in the  state.
 Such task force shall consist of twelve members with demonstrated exper-
 tise  in  issues  relating to the work of the task force. The members of
 the task force shall be appointed as follows:
   (a) six members shall be appointed  by  the  governor.  Such  members'
 expertise  shall  encompass,  but  not be limited to, the topic areas of
 agriculture, economic development, the environment, and workforce devel-
 opment. The six members appointed by the  governor  shall  include:  the
 commissioner  of  agriculture  and  markets, or his or her designee, who
 shall serve as the chairperson of the task force;  the  commissioner  of
 labor, or his or her designee; the president of the New York state ener-
 gy  research  and  development  authority,  or  his or her designee; the
 commissioner of environmental conservation, or his or her designee;  the
 commissioner  of  housing and community renewal, or his or her designee;
 and the commissioner of economic development, or his or her designee;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03602-01-3
 S. 1493                             2

 
   (b) two members shall be appointed by the temporary president  of  the
 senate;
   (c) two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   (d) one member shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; and
   (e) one member shall be appointed by the assembly minority leader.
   §  4.  All  appointments shall be made no later than the fifteenth day
 after the effective date of this section. Vacancies in the membership of
 the task force shall be filled in the same manner provided  for  by  the
 original  appointments. The task force shall organize as soon as practi-
 cable following the appointment of its members.  The  chairperson  shall
 appoint  a  secretary  who  shall not be a member of the task force. The
 members of the task  force  shall  receive  no  compensation  for  their
 services.
   §  5. The task force shall study, evaluate and develop recommendations
 relating to the state of agriculture in the state  and  issues  such  as
 labor, workforce development, and economic conditions.
   §  6.  The  task  force  shall be entitled to request and receive, and
 shall utilize such facilities, resources and data of any court,  depart-
 ment,  division, board, bureau, commission or agency of the state or any
 political subdivision thereof as it may reasonably request  to  properly
 carry out its powers and duties.
   §  7.  The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to
 the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the  speaker  of
 the assembly on or before November 1, 2023.
   §  8.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed one year after such date.

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Leroy Comrie

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture Committee

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S1493 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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