New York A 4264: Requires the department of agriculture and markets to develop and maintain a database on the impact of climate change on agriculture

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A04264 Summary:

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Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L

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Requires the department of agriculture and markets to develop and maintain a database on the impact of climate change on agriculture; requires farmers to report to the department on the impact of climate change on agriculture, including but not limited to crops grown, outcomes and yield.

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01/31/2025referred to agriculture

01/07/2026referred to agriculture

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4264

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred 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 develop and maintain
 a database on the impact of climate change on agriculture

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

 1 Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 2 adding a new subdivision 53 to read as follows:
 3 53. Develop and maintain a searchable, publicly available database of
 4 agricultural data received annually from farmers in the state. Begin-
 5 ning January first, two thousand twenty-seven, and annually thereafter,
 6 farmers in the state shall report to the department on the impact of
 7 climate change on agriculture, including but not limited to crops grown,
 8 outcomes and yield. The department shall conduct outreach efforts to
 9 farmers in the state to develop the database and to inform farmers of
 10 the requirements of this subdivision.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06527-01-5

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