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A05660 Summary:

BILL NOA05660A

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SAME ASSAME AS S01529-A

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SPONSORBarrett

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COSPNSRLupardo, Kelles, Simon, Magnarelli

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §150, add Art 11-C §§151-p - 151-t, Ag & Mkts L; amd §§210-B & 606, Tax L

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Establishes the carbon farming certification committee for the purpose of developing a certification framework, determining qualified carbon removal practices eligible for the carbon farming tax credit, and promulgating certification standards for qualified carbon removal practices; provides for the development of educational materials to encourage carbon farming by promoting farming practices which reduce, sequester and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions on land used in support of a farm operation; establishes carbon farming tax credits.

Go to top A05660 Actions:

BILL NOA05660A

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02/19/2025referred to agriculture

10/10/2025amend (t) and recommit to agriculture

10/10/2025print number 5660a

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

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Go to topA05660 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5660--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, LUPARDO, KELLES -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Agriculture -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and the tax law, in
 relation to enacting the carbon farming act

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "carbon
 2 farming act".
 3 § 2. Section 150 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 4 adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
 5 5. "Carbon farming" means the implementation of land management strat-
 6 egies for the purposes of sequestering greenhouse gas emissions into
 7 agricultural soils, minerals and biomass on land used in support of a
 8 farm operation, or in carbonate minerals or bicarbonates, through
 9 approved carbon farming practices pursuant to section one hundred
 10 fifty-one-s of this chapter.
 11 § 3. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new arti-
 12 cle 11-C to read as follows:
 13 ARTICLE 11-C
 14 CARBON FARMING ACT
 15 Section 151-p. Legislative findings and intent.
 16 151-q. Definitions.
 17 151-r. Carbon farming certification committee.
 18 151-s. Approval of carbon farming certification.
 19 151-t. Carbon farming education.
 20 § 151-p. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds and
 21 declares that carbon farming presents a significant economic opportunity
 22 for New York's agricultural sector while advancing the state's climate
 23 goals. By incentivizing soil carbon sequestration, enhancing soil

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00292-06-5

 A. 5660--A 2

 1 health, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, this legislation will
 2 provide direct economic benefits to farmers, improve long-term agricul-
 3 tural productivity, and contribute to the expansion of a carbon farming
 4 industry within the state. Establishing New York as a leader in this
 5 field will promote investment, job creation, and rural economic develop-
 6 ment, while also positioning the state as a model for integrating
 7 climate-smart agricultural practices into a broader decarbonization
 8 strategy.
 9 § 151-q. Definitions. As used in this article:
 10 1. "Committee" means the carbon farming certification committee estab-
 11 lished pursuant to section one hundred fifty-one-r of this article.
 12 2. "Carbon farming certification framework" or "certification frame-
 13 work" means the set of technical criteria and procedures used to deter-
 14 mine eligibility for the carbon farming tax credit. The certification
 15 framework shall be used to: (a) identify qualified carbon farming prac-
 16 tices that are appropriate and effective within the context of New York
 17 state farming systems, based on credible research and regionally rel