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NY S00567
Bill
Status
1/4/2017
Primary Sponsor
Catharine Young
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AI Summary
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Amends Agriculture and Markets Law Section 16 to authorize the commissioner to investigate barriers to food transportation and distribution, including costs and impediments to reaching population centers.
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Modifies the commissioner's duties to cooperate with the Department of Transportation to prevent unfair discrimination, unreasonable delays, and barriers in food shipment and obtain fair transportation rates.
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Permits bulk milk transportation vehicles to operate on any state or other highway without weight restrictions, provided the vehicle does not exceed limitations determined by the Department of Transportation or jointly by the Department of Transportation and the city's department of transportation.
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Establishes that bulk milk can be treated as a single piece or item for purposes of transportation permits under Vehicle and Traffic Law Section 385.
Legislative Description
Allows the department of transportation, in conjunction with the department of agriculture and markets, to investigate and resolve any barriers to bulk milk transportation; enables the state department of transportation and the NYC department of transportation to jointly establish weight standards for bulk milk haulers traveling within NYC.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/3/2018