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NY S06360
Bill
Status
11/21/2014
Primary Sponsor
David Valesky
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AI Summary
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Amends Agriculture and Markets Law Section 303 to reduce the minimum acreage requirement for submitting an agricultural district proposal from 500 acres to 250 acres.
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Allows land owners to submit proposals if they own at least 250 acres OR at least 10 percent of the proposed district land, whichever is greater.
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Maintains existing requirements that proposals include a description, map with tax parcel boundaries, and tax map identification numbers for all parcels.
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Preserves the option for proposers to recommend review periods of 8, 12, or 20 years for the agricultural district.
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Takes effect 60 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Authorizes the creation of an agricultural district with two hundred fifty acres or at least ten per cent of the land proposed to be included in the district, whichever is greater; decreases the amount from five hundred acres to two hundred fifty acres.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.463
11/21/2014