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Senator · Senate District 57
3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to agriculture
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.175
- Print number 3024a
- Amend and recommit to agriculture
- Referred to agriculture
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to agriculture
Show 6 earlier actions
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–1
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.517
- Referred to agriculture
Companion bill
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Directs department of agriculture and markets and the state soil and water conservation committee to define farm conservation practices conducted by professionals
In Assembly Committee · Agriculture · Sponsor William Magee
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law and the education law, in relation to farm conservation practices
Purpose
To clarify that the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets and the NYS Soil & Water Conservation Committee shall be the authorities that establish the need for technical expertise on farm environmental and conservation best management practices.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Amends section 16 of the Agriculture and Markets Law is to give authority to the Commissioner of Agriculture & Markets, along with the NYS Soil & Water Conservation Committee to review farm conservation practices and determine the technical expertise needed to implement such practices. Section 2: Amends paragraph b of subdivision 7 of section 7209 of the Education Law. Section 3: Amends paragraph 1 of subdivision 5 of section 7307. Section 4: Sets forth the effective date.
Justification
Across the state, farms are working on implementing environmental best management practices. These efforts protect our natural resources and increase farm environmental sustainability. The experts that assist farmers in implementing these programs are local soil and water districts. The state committee that oversees the districts has a longstanding history of working with farms and has a strong practical knowledge of the technical resources needed to implement specific projects. Rather than have engineers that are unfamiliar with farm-specific projects determine necessary resources, this bill more appropriately assigns the responsibility for such determination.
Legislative history
2015: S.3024/A.2407 Passed Senate/referred to agriculture 2013,2014: S.2677/A.5742 Passed Senate 2012: S.850/A.2164 Advanced to Third Reading 2011: S.859/A.2164 Passed Senate 2009,2010: S.2470/A.5809 Referred to Agriculture 2007,2008: S.8004/A.10973 Passed Senate
Fiscal implications
A cost savings would be actualized with technical resources being more efficiently used and, thereby, more farm environmental projects being accomplished with existing state funds.
Effective date
Effective immediately.
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