What's happening
This bill exempts most farm conservation practices from engineering and architectural requirements unless deemed necessary by state agriculture authorities.
Why it matters
Reduces regulatory hurdles for farmers. by removing the automatic requirement for engineering or architectural oversight on most farm conservation projects, potentially saving time and money for agricultural businesses.
Empowers agricultural authorities. specifically the Department of Agriculture and Markets and the State Soil and Water Conservation Committee—to determine when professional design or engineering input is actually necessary, instead of mandating it for all projects.
May accelerate adoption of conservation practices. on farms, since fewer regulatory steps could encourage more farmers to implement environmentally beneficial measures like runoff control, erosion prevention, or habitat restoration.
Shifts oversight from general building codes to specialized agricultural expertise. , potentially resulting in standards better aligned with practical farm needs and conservation goals rather than one-size-fits-all construction rules.
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Define Farm Conservation Standards
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- Referred to agriculture
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Define Farm Conservation Rules
In Assembly Committee · Agriculture · Sponsor Catharine Young
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5007
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE, FRIEND, DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the education law, in relation to farm conservation practices
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 49 to read as follows:
49. Define and review on an on-going basis farm conservation practices in conjunction with the state soil and water conservation committee to determine the scope of engineering, land surveying or architecture necessary for such practices.
§ 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 7 of section 7209 of the education law, as added by chapter 987 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
b. To alterations to any building or structure costing ten thousand dollars or less which do not involve changes affecting the structural safety or public safety thereof nor to farm buildings, including barns, sheds, poultry houses and other buildings used directly and solely for agricultural purposes; nor to farm conservation practices, except as determined necessary by the department of agriculture and markets and the state soil and water conservation committee; nor to residence buildings of gross floor area of fifteen hundred square feet or less, not including garages, carports, porches, cellars, or uninhabitable basements or attics.
§ 3. Paragraph 1 of subdivision 5 of section 7307 of the education law, as amended by chapter 994 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
1. Farm buildings, including barns, sheds, poultry houses and other buildings used directly and solely for agricultural purposes; nor to farm conservation practices, except as determined necessary by the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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department of agriculture and markets and the state soil and water conservation committee; nor to residence buildings of gross area of fifteen hundred square feet or less, not including garages, carports, porches, cellars, or uninhabitable basements or attics; or
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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