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NY S03023

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/2/2015

Primary Sponsor

Catharine Young

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases the state assistance payment cap for implementing county agricultural and farmland protection plans from 75 percent to 85 percent of eligible costs

  • Increases the state assistance payment cap for implementing municipal farmland protection plans from 75 percent to 85 percent of eligible costs

  • Allows the maximum state assistance to increase beyond 85 percent by a percentage equal to the landowner's contribution, but caps total state assistance at 87.5 percent of eligible costs

  • Act takes effect immediately and expires three years after enactment, at which point its provisions are repealed

Legislative Description

Increases state assistance payments for county approved agricultural and farmland protection plans, from 75% to 85% of the cost thereof.

Last Action

REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

1/6/2016

Committee Referrals

Agriculture1/6/2016
Rules6/25/2015
Agriculture2/2/2015

Full Bill Text

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