New York S 8707: Establishes farm security resiliency grant awards for farm employers who have suffered eligible losses as a result of eligible weather conditions or events

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S08707 Summary:

BILL NOS08707A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10878

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 26-D §§440 - 445, Ag & Mkts L

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Establishes farm security resiliency grant awards for farm employers who have suffered eligible losses as a result of eligible weather conditions or events; establishes the farm security resiliency grant board to make recommendations to the commissioner of agriculture and markets regarding applications for farm security resiliency grant awards.

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BILL NOS08707A

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

02/24/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

02/24/2026PRINT NUMBER 8707A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8707--A

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab-
 lishing farm security resiliency grant awards for farm employers who
 have suffered eligible losses as a result of eligible weather condi-
 tions or events

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 2 article 26-D to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 26-D
 4 FARM SECURITY RESILIENCY GRANT AWARDS
 5 Section 440. Definitions.
 6 441. Farm security resiliency grant board.
 7 442. Powers and duties of the board.
 8 443. Application process.
 9 444. Grant awards.
 10 445. Reporting.
 11 § 440. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following terms
 12 shall have the following meanings:
 13 1. "Farm security resiliency grant board", or "board", shall mean the
 14 farm security resiliency grant board established pursuant to section
 15 four hundred forty-one of this article.
 16 2. "Eligible weather condition" shall mean any of the following weath-
 17 er conditions:
 18 (a) high winds;
 19 (b) excessive moisture or precipitation, including hail, flooding, or
 20 excessive snowfall;
 21 (c) prolonged lack of precipitation, including drought;
 22 (d) extreme temperatures including heat or freeze conditions;
 23 (e) widespread fire; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14055-02-6

 S. 8707--A 2

 1 (f) any other severe weather or growing condition determined by the
 2 board to substantially impact agricultural income.
 3 3. "Eligible losses" shall mean income lost or costs incurred as a
 4 result of eligible weather conditions, including:
 5 (a) lost wages or other compensation;
 6 (b) lost income from destroyed crops, livestock, or other agricultural
 7 products;
 8 (c) debt payment or other ongoing costs;
 9 (d) costs of replanting;
 10 (e) costs of replacing livestock feed;
 11 (f) infrastructure or equipment repair or replacement costs;
 12 (g) farm road or access road repair costs;
 13 (h) other losses as determined by the commissioner in consultation
 14 with the review board.
 15 4. "Farm employer" shall mean a corporation, including a New York S
 16 corporation, a sole proprietorship, a limited liability company, or a
 17 partnership whose principal business is farming activity.
 18 § 441. Farm security resiliency grant board. 1. There shall be estab-
 19 lished within the department the farm security resiliency grant board
 20 for purposes of advising the commissioner regarding the program estab-
 21 lished pursuant to this article.
 22 2. The board shall consist of seven members selected for their experi-
 23 ence and expertise related to areas of board responsibility and
 24 comprised of diverse members of the agriculture industry, including:
 25 (a) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;
 26 (b) the commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergen-
 27 cy services or such commissioner's designee;
 28 (c) three representatives of agricultural organizations