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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S05159 Summary: BILL NO S05159A &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A08901-A

&nbsp SPONSOR COMRIE &nbsp COSPNSR WEBB &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §31-j, Ag & Mkts L &nbsp Requires the community gardens task force to conduct an assessment of all community gardens located on publicly owned land in the state to facilitate each garden's designation as a critical environmental area.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

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2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

February 19, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture -- recom- mitted to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to provid- ing additional duties of the community gardens task force

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

1 Section 1. Section 31-j of the agriculture and markets law is amended 2 by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. (a) The task force shall conduct an assessment of all community 4 gardens located on publicly owned land in the state to facilitate each 5 eligible garden's designation as a critical environmental area (CEA) 6 pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision (g) of section 617.14 of title 7 six of the official compilation of codes, rules and regulations of the 8 state of New York. The task force shall provide a status report on the 9 assessment to the governor and the legislature on or before January 10 first, two thousand twenty-seven, and shall complete such assessment on 11 or before January first, two thousand twenty-eight. The task force shall 12 conduct additional assessments of any new community gardens on publicly 13 owned land on or before January first, two thousand thirty-three and on 14 or before January first of each fifth year thereafter. In conducting the 15 assessment, the task force shall: 16 (i) consult, to the fullest extent possible, with members of each 17 community garden regarding the garden's characteristics; 18 (ii) consult, to the fullest extent possible, with the department of 19 environmental conservation regarding the requirements for CEA desig- 20 nation; and 21 (iii) prepare a written summary of its findings regarding each commu- 22 nity garden that shall include:

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06082-03-6

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1 (A) the name and address of the garden; 2 (B) the name of the state or local agency that has jurisdiction over 3 the garden; 4 (C) a description of all the characteristics of the garden that cover 5 the factors in paragraph one of subdivision (g) of section 617.14 of 6 title six of the official compilation of codes, rules and regulations of 7 the state of New York; 8 (D) the task force's conclusion as to whether the currently undesig- 9 nated garden meets the requirement for CEA designation; and 10 (E) any other information the task force deems appropriate. 11 (b) Upon completion of the assessment, the task force shall, to the 12 extent possible, provide the written summaries of its findings to a 13 member of each garden's leadership and, for the community gardens that 14 are currently undesignated and that meet the requirement for CEA desig- 15 nation, provide the written summaries of its findings to the agencies 16 with jurisdiction over the gardens, along with a recommendation that the 17 agencies designate the gardens as CEAs. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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