Senate Bill S7849

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the native plant seed supply, development and enhancement program

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S7849 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9043
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §142-b, Ag & Mkts L

2023-S7849 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the native plant seed supply, development and enhancement program.

2023-S7849 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7849 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7849
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 3, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  estab-
   lishing  a  native  plant  seed  supply,  development  and enhancement
   program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 section 142-b to read as follows:
   § 142-B. THE NEW  YORK  NATIVE  PLANT  SEED  SUPPLY,  DEVELOPMENT  AND
 ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 1. THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPART-
 MENT  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  AND  THE  DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT SHALL ESTABLISH A NEW YORK NATIVE PLANT SEED SUPPLY,  DEVEL-
 OPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.
   2. THE PURPOSE OF SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE TO:
   (A)  INCREASE  THE PRODUCTION OF NATIVE PLANT SEEDS AT PLANT NURSERIES
 IN THE STATE;
   (B) INCREASE THE USE OF NATIVE PLANT SEEDS IN PUBLIC LAND  MANAGEMENT,
 ROADSIDE   LANDSCAPING,  REFORESTATION,  POLLINATOR  PROMOTION,  HABITAT
 RESTORATION, REGULAR GROUNDSKEEPING AND MAINTENANCE ON STATE LANDS,  AND
 OTHER PROJECTS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE DEPARTMENT, THE
 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; AND
   (C)  ENSURE  THAT NATIVE PLANT SEEDS ARE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE IN THE
 STATE AT A REASONABLE COST AND IN ADEQUATE SUPPLY.
   3. NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,
 THE  COMMISSIONERS SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ESTAB-
 LISHMENT OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING AN INITIAL LIST OF PLANTS WHOSE SEEDS
 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH PROGRAM.
   4. FUNDS FOR THE PROGRAM SHALL BE SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION AND MAY  BE
 USED  TO ESTABLISH GROWING OPERATIONS MANAGED BY THE STATE OR TO SUPPORT
 PRIVATE ENTITIES THAT CAN INCREASE THE STATE'S NATIVE PLANT SEED SUPPLY.
   5. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "NATIVE PLANT SEED"  MEANS  A  GERMINATING
 SEED,  OR  OTHER  PLANT PART, USED TO PROPAGATE A PLANT, THAT ORIGINATES
 FROM A PLANT SPECIES THAT IS INDIGENOUS TO NEW YORK STATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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