New York S 3577: Requires the department of agriculture and markets to promote participation in Nourish New York program for black indigenous and people of color site controlled farms

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S03577 Summary:

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Amd §452, Ag & Mkts L

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Requires the department of agriculture and markets to promote participation in Nourish New York, including financial and technical support, for black, indigenous and people of color site controlled farms.

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01/28/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3577

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 28, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to requir-
 ing the department of agriculture and markets to promote participation
 in Nourish New York program for black, indigenous and people of color
 site controlled farms

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

 1 Section 1. Section 452 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 2 by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
 3 3-a. The commissioner shall provide means, which shall include finan-
 4 cial and technical support, including but not limited to infrastructure
 5 development, priority grants related to processing and refrigeration
 6 systems, permit assistance, creation of a liaison to Nourish New York
 7 program, and input to best practices for Nourish New York program, to
 8 ensure an effective connection to markets and participation in the Nour-
 9 ish New York program by black, indigenous and people of color site
 10 controlled farms. The department shall include and prioritize the
 11 procurement of agricultural products from black, indigenous and people
 12 of color site controlled farms as a core component of the Nourish New
 13 York program food distribution system and shall establish a price point
 14 for agricultural products from black, indigenous and people of color
 15 owned farms that is, at a minimum, sufficient to cover the cost of
 16 production, temporary storage and transportation to food relief organ-
 17 izations.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08102-01-5

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