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NY S01748
Bill
Status
1/14/2021
Primary Sponsor
George Borrello
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AI Summary
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Amends the agriculture and markets law to add a new duty for the Department of Agriculture and Markets to facilitate and expand an initiative providing surplus New York agricultural products to populations in need.
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Authorizes the department to provide financial and technical support for distributing surplus agricultural products through food banks and other emergency food providers.
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Requires the department to submit an annual report to the governor and legislature detailing initiatives undertaken, funding distributed by region, and products distributed to and from each region.
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Takes effect ninety days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Relates to an initiative to provide surplus New York agricultural products to populations in need; includes in the powers of the department of agriculture and markets an initiative to provide surplus New York agricultural products to populations in need through a network of food banks and other emergency food providers.
Last Action
REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE
1/5/2022