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Assembly Bill A6442

Vetoed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires municipalities which sell, transfer or lease community garden real property to use proceeds therefrom for community garden purposes

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2009-A6442 - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §31-j, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7181

2009-A6442 - Summary

Requires municipalities which sell, transfer or lease community garden real property to use proceeds therefrom for community garden purposes.

2009-A6442 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6442

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, GREENE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. AUBRY, BRENNAN,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  JACOBS,  McENENY,  PEOPLES,
  J. RIVERA,  SCARBOROUGH,  WRIGHT  --  read  once  and  referred to the
  Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  provid-
  ing assistance for community gardens

  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 31-j to read as follows:
  S  31-J.  SALE OF COMMUNITY GARDENS PROPERTY IN CERTAIN CITIES. IN ANY
CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, WHENEVER SUCH CITY  SELLS
OR  LEASES  PROPERTY WHICH WAS USED AS A COMMUNITY GARDEN PURSUANT TO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AT ANY TIME WITHIN FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO SUCH SALE
OR LEASE, THE CITY SHALL DEPOSIT FIVE PERCENT OF THE PROCEEDS FROM  SUCH
SALE  OR  LEASE  INTO A SEPARATE ACCOUNT TO BE DESIGNATED THE "COMMUNITY
GARDENS ACCOUNT". FUNDS IN SUCH ACCOUNT SHALL BE USED FOR  THE  PURPOSES
OF  PURCHASING  PROPERTY  TO  BE  USED  AS  COMMUNITY GARDENS, PROVIDING
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS NEEDED BY COMMUNITY GARDENS AND PROVIDING TECHNI-
CAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT  ASSOCIATIONS,  NEIGHBOR-
HOOD  ASSOCIATIONS,  SCHOOLS AND OTHER GROUPS THAT SPONSOR OR PROPOSE TO
SPONSOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00159-01-9

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2009-A6442A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §31-j, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A7181

2009-A6442A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires municipalities which sell, transfer or lease community garden real property to use proceeds therefrom for community garden purposes.

2009-A6442A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6442--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, TITONE, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of  A.  AUBRY, BOYLAND, BRENNAN, COLTON, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,
  JACOBS, McENENY, PEOPLES-STOKES, PHEFFER, REILLY, J. RIVERA,  SCARBOR-
  OUGH, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on Agriculture in accordance with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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 assistance for community gardens

  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 31-j to read as follows:
  S  31-J.  SALE  OF COMMUNITY GARDENS PROPERTY. WHENEVER A MUNICIPALITY
SELLS, TRANSFERS OR LEASES REAL PROPERTY WHICH WAS USED AS  A  COMMUNITY
GARDEN  AT  ANY  TIME  WITHIN FIVE YEARS PRIOR TO SUCH SALE, TRANSFER OR
LEASE, AND SUCH REAL PROPERTY BEING SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR LEASED WILL  BE
USED  FOR  A  PURPOSE OTHER THAN COMMUNITY GARDEN PURPOSES, SUCH MUNICI-
PALITY SHALL DEPOSIT TEN PERCENT OF THE PROCEEDS FROM SUCH SALE,  TRANS-
FER  OR  LEASE  INTO  A SEPARATE ACCOUNT TO BE DESIGNATED THE "COMMUNITY
GARDENS ACCOUNT".  FUNDS FROM SUCH ACCOUNT SHALL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR
THE PURPOSES OF PURCHASING, ACQUIRING OR LEASING  REAL  PROPERTY  TO  BE
USED AS COMMUNITY GARDENS, OR COSTS FOR IMPROVING COMMUNITY GARDEN PROP-
ERTY.  IN ADDITION, SUCH FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PROVIDE SUPPLIES AND MATE-
RIALS  NEEDED BY COMMUNITY GARDENS AND PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE, TO NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, SCHOOLS AND OTHER GROUPS THAT  SPONSOR
OR PROPOSE TO SPONSOR A COMMUNITY GARDEN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00159-05-0

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