Gibbs, Aubry, Thiele, Kim, Epstein, Cruz, O'Donnell, Zinerman, Simon, Tapia, Bendett, Tague,
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Directs the commissioner of agriculture and markets, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assistance, to establish a grant program to provide funding to emergency food providers to purchase prepared meals from New York restaurants and deliver them to families in need.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A5026
SPONSOR: Hyndman TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to direct-
ing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish a program
to provide funding to emergency food providers to purchase prepared
meals from New York restaurants and deliver them to families in need
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure that the pandemic-era Restaurant Resiliency Program continues.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Codifies a very successful pandemic-era
program-the Restaurant Resiliency Program.
JUSTIFICATION:
The Restaurant Resiliency Program was a very successful pandemic-era
program that made sure that small, local restaurants survived by ensur-
ing that fresh, heathy, locally sourced meals were delivered to those in
need. The program has been oversubscribed and should continue.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Proposal.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None of consequence noted.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediate.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5026
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 27, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to direct-
ing the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish a program
to provide funding to emergency food providers to purchase prepared
meals from New York restaurants and deliver them to families in need
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, in consultation with the commissioner of the office of
4 temporary and disability assistance, a grant program, within funding
5 made available for such program, to provide awards to emergency food
6 providers to purchase prepared meals from eligible New York restaurants
7 and deliver them to families in need. The commissioner shall promulgate
8 criteria for a restaurant to participate in such program, which shall
9 include but not be limited to, passing all health inspections, compli-
10 ance with all licensing requirements applicable to such restaurant, and
11 creation of meals aligning with current MyPlate standards issued by the
12 United States department of agriculture. Such program shall also encour-
13 age participating restaurants to utilize New York ingredients where
14 possible. The commissioner shall promulgate any rules and regulations
15 necessary for the implementation of this subdivision.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06111-01-3
