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NY S00883

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2019

Primary Sponsor

Catharine Young

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Increases state assistance payment maximum for implementing county agricultural and farmland protection plans from 75% to 85% of eligible costs.

  • Increases state assistance payment maximum for implementing municipal farmland protection plans from 75% to 85% of eligible costs.

  • Allows the assistance percentage to increase further by the percentage of total eligible costs contributed by the agricultural land owner, capped at 87.5% total state assistance.

  • Establishes a three-year sunset provision, after which the act expires and is repealed.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

RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN

3/25/2019

Committee Referrals

Agriculture1/9/2019

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