Bill Text: NY S02147 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioners of agriculture and markets and economic development to study and develop a long-term strategy for sustaining farming and food production in New York state; strategy shall be based on an analysis of land use and economic trends, soil and natural resources, food consumption needs and other factors necessary to develop a state-level blueprint for protecting farmland and strengthening food production in the state.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Vetoed) 2013-10-21 - VETOED MEMO.234 [S02147 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S02147-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2147
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 14, 2013
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       Introduced  by Sens. VALESKY, MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
       AN ACT to authorize and direct  the  commissioners  of  agriculture  and
         markets  and  economic  development  to  study and develop a long-term
         strategy for sustaining farming and food production in New York state
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The commissioners of agriculture and markets and economic
    2  development are hereby authorized and directed to study  and  develop  a
    3  long-term  strategy  for  sustaining  farming and food production in New
    4  York state. Such strategy shall be based on an analysis of land use  and
    5  economic  trends, soil and natural resources, food consumption needs and
    6  other factors necessary to develop a state-level blueprint for  protect-
    7  ing farmland and strengthening food production in the state. Such strat-
    8  egy  shall  be  developed in consultation with agricultural and economic
    9  development advisory bodies created or authorized by  statute  and  such
   10  other organizations or persons as the commissioners shall deem appropri-
   11  ate.  Within one year of the effective date of this act, the commission-
   12  ers shall submit a report of their findings and recommendations, includ-
   13  ing proposed legislation, if any, to the governor and the legislature.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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