Bill Text: NY A06490 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes a one-stop farming hotline with the Cornell cooperative extension.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to agriculture [A06490 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A06490-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6490 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 8, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, LIFTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing a one-stop farming hotline The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 50 to read as follows: 3 50. Subject to an appropriation for such purpose, establish and admin- 4 ister, together with the Cornell cooperative extension, a one-stop toll 5 free number for farmers, agricultural professionals and others to access 6 information and referral services regarding governmental and private 7 programs that assist in establishing and expanding farm and agricultural 8 related businesses. Such information shall include grant opportunities, 9 agricultural research, marketing possibilities and other agricultural 10 resources. Such one-stop service shall be provided at no charge. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10483-01-9
