Amd §451, Ag & Mkts L (as proposed in S.8690 & A.9259)
Relates to types of New York grown, produced or harvested milk products included in the definition of surplus agricultural products for the purposes of the Nourish New York program; directs that such term include New York grown, produced or harvested milk, and milk products, including but not limited to two percent fat milk and whole milk.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A414
SPONSOR: Lupardo TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to types of
New York grown, produced or harvested milk products included in the
definition of surplus agricultural products for the purposes of the
Nourish New York program
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
The purpose of this bill is to provide technical amendments to Chapter
632 of the Laws of 2024.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would clarify that milk and milk products, including but not
limited to whole and two percent milk, are included in the definition of
surplus agricultural products for the purpose of the Nourish New York
program.
JUSTIFICATION:
This bill would make technical amendments to Chapter 632 of the Laws of
2024 to ensure that milk and milk products, including two percent and
whole milk, are included in the definition of surplus agricultural
products under the Nourish New York Program.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Undetermined.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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414
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to types of
New York grown, produced or harvested milk products included in the
definition of surplus agricultural products for the purposes of the
Nourish New York program
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 451 of the agriculture and markets
2 law, as amended by a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the agricul-
3 ture and markets law relating to the definitions of surplus agricultural
4 products and processed products for the purposes of the Nourish New York
5 program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8690 and A. 9259,
6 is amended to read as follows:
7 2. "Surplus agricultural products" means consumable or edible agricul-
8 tural products grown, produced or harvested in New York, including proc-
9 essed products as defined pursuant to subdivision three of this section,
10 but shall not include beverages containing alcohol. "Surplus agricul-
11 tural products" shall also include New York grown, produced or harvested
12 milk, and milk products, including but not limited to two percent fat
13 milk and whole milk[, two percent fat milk, and other farm produced
14 beverages, with the exception of beverages containing alcohol].
15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same
16 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2024 amending the agriculture and
17 markets law relating to the definitions of surplus agricultural products
18 and processed products for the purposes of the Nourish New York program,
19 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 8690 and A. 9259, takes
20 effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02730-01-5
