Senate Bill S8560

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing additional duties of the community gardens task force

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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-S8560 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9408
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §31-j, Ag & Mkts L

2023-S8560 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the community gardens task force to conduct an assessment of all community gardens located on publicly owned land in the state to facilitate each garden's designation as a critical environmental area.

2023-S8560 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8560 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8560
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 14, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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  provid-
   ing additional duties of the community gardens task force
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 31-j of the agriculture and markets law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6.  (A)  THE  TASK  FORCE SHALL CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF ALL COMMUNITY
 GARDENS LOCATED ON PUBLICLY OWNED LAND IN THE STATE TO  FACILITATE  EACH
 ELIGIBLE  GARDEN'S  DESIGNATION  AS  A CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREA (CEA)
 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION (G) OF SECTION 617.14 OF  TITLE
 SIX  OF  THE OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK. THE TASK FORCE SHALL PROVIDE A STATUS REPORT  ON  THE
 ASSESSMENT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR  AND  THE LEGISLATURE ON OR BEFORE JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, AND SHALL COMPLETE SUCH  ASSESSMENT  ON
 OR  BEFORE  JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SIX. THE TASK FORCE SHALL
 CONDUCT ADDITIONAL ASSESSMENTS OF ANY NEW COMMUNITY GARDENS ON  PUBLICLY
 OWNED  LAND  ON  OR  BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY AND ON OR
 BEFORE JANUARY FIRST OF EACH FIFTH YEAR THEREAFTER.  IN  CONDUCTING  THE
 ASSESSMENT, THE TASK FORCE SHALL:
   (I)  CONSULT,  TO  THE  FULLEST  EXTENT POSSIBLE, WITH MEMBERS OF EACH
 COMMUNITY GARDEN REGARDING THE GARDEN'S CHARACTERISTICS;
   (II) CONSULT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, WITH THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION  REGARDING  THE  REQUIREMENTS FOR CEA DESIG-
 NATION; AND
   (III) PREPARE A WRITTEN SUMMARY OF ITS FINDINGS REGARDING EACH  COMMU-
 NITY GARDEN THAT SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A) THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE GARDEN;
   (B)  THE  NAME OF THE STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY THAT HAS JURISDICTION OVER
 THE GARDEN;
   (C) A DESCRIPTION OF ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GARDEN THAT  COVER
 THE  FACTORS  IN  PARAGRAPH  ONE OF SUBDIVISION (G) OF SECTION 617.14 OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02740-04-4
              

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