New York S 2562: Enacts the New York agricultural investment task force act

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S02562 Summary:

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Enacts the New York agricultural investment task force act; establishes the New York task force on agricultural investment to study and assess the future of agriculture in the state.

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

04/14/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

04/14/2026PRINT NUMBER 2562A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2562--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT establishing the New York task force on agricultural investment;
 and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration
 thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and maybe cited as
 2 the "New York agricultural investment task force act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings. The Legislature finds that it is in the
 4 public interest to have a viable agricultural sector in the state and to
 5 establish an agricultural investment task force that shall study, evalu-
 6 ate and develop budgeting and other recommendations relating to specific
 7 actionable measures to address farm sustainability in New York state.
 8 § 3. The New York task force on agricultural investment is hereby
 9 established to study and assess the future of agriculture in the state.
 10 Such task force shall consist of twelve members with demonstrated exper-
 11 tise in issues relating to the work of the task force. The members of
 12 the task force shall be appointed as follows:
 13 (a) six members shall be appointed by the governor. Such members'
 14 expertise shall encompass, but not be limited to, the topic areas of
 15 agriculture, economic development, the environment, and workforce devel-
 16 opment. The six members appointed by the governor shall include: the
 17 commissioner of agriculture and markets, or their designee, who shall
 18 serve as the chair of the task force; the commissioner of labor, or
 19 their designee; the president of the New York state energy research and
 20 development authority, or their designee; the commissioner of environ-
 21 mental conservation, or their designee; the commissioner of housing and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05033-02-6

 S. 2562--A 2

 1 community renewal, or their designee; and the commissioner of economic
 2 development, or their designee;
 3 (b) two members shall be appointed by the temporary president of the
 4 senate;
 5 (c) two members shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 6 (d) one member shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; and
 7 (e) one member shall be appointed by the assembly minority leader.
 8 § 4. All appointments shall be made no later than the fifteenth day
 9 after the effective date of this section. Vacancies in the membership of
 10 the task force shall be filled in the same manner provided for by the
 11 original appointments. The task force shall organize as soon as practi-
 12 cable following the appointment of its members. The chairperson shall
 13 appoint a secretary who shall not be a member of the task force. The
 14 members of the task force shall receive no compensation for their
 15 services.
 16 § 5. The task force shall study, evaluate and develop recommendations
 17 relating to the state of agriculture in the state and issues such as
 18 labor, workforce development, and economic conditions.
 19 § 6. The task force shall be entitled to request and receive, and
 20 shall utilize such facilities, resources and data of any court,