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- Referred to agriculture
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Creates a task force on improving urban and rural access to locally produced, healthy foods
In Assembly Committee · Agriculture · Sponsor Francisco Moya
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BILL NUMBER:S7413
Title of bill
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the task force on improving urban and rural consumer access to locally produced, healthy foods; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
Purpose or general idea of bill
This legislation creates the Task Force on Improving Urban and Rural Consumer Access to Locally-Produced, Heal- thy Foods.
Summary of provisions
Section 1. Amends Article 2, Section 16 of agri- culture and markets law to establish the Task Force on Improving Urban and Rural Consumer Access to Locally-Produced, Healthy Foods. The Task Force is made up of eleven members and will have the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets as the Chair. Four members of the Task Force will be appointed by the governor, two members will be appointed by the temporary president of the senate, two members will be appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one member will be appointed by the minority leader of the senate, and one member will be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
The appointed members of such Task Force will be farmers, represen- tatives of non-for-profit food access organizations, the grocery indus- try and economic development agencies serving county, New York State and New York City governments.
The Task Force will identify strategies and opportunities to expand access for underserved, nutritionally deficient urban and rural communi- ties to healthy, locally produced food in New York State. The task force shall develop and identify new and innovative methods to increase the production, marketing and distribution of locally produced, fresh food in such communities in New York State.
The Task Force shall report to the governor arid the legislature on its activities, findings, and recommendations.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 9 deemed repealed December 31, 2017.
Justification
Farmers have long sought greater market access in New York City and other urban areas of the state. Similarly, residents of urban areas continually seek out access to low-cost, healthy and locally produced food from New York's farmers. The match between the two has never been effectively achieved through market forces or public policy initiatives. This bill marries these two efforts to form a strategy among industry and government leaders to identify opportunities and barriers to achieve this much needed linkage between farmers and millions of potential consumers of their products.
Prior legislative history
A.8458 2012.
Fiscal implications
None to State.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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