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Statutes > New-york > Agm > Article-25-aaa > 323

§  323.  State  agricultural  and  farmland  protection  program.  The  commissioner shall  initiate  and  maintain  a  state  agricultural  and  farmland   protection   program   to  provide  financial  and  technical  assistance, within funds  available,  to  counties,  municipalities  and  not-for-profit  conservation  organizations  for  their agricultural and  farmland  protection  efforts.  Activities  to  be  conducted   by   the  commissioner shall include, but not be limited to:    1.   developing   guidelines   for   the   creation  by  counties  and  municipalities of agricultural and farmland protection plans;    2. providing technical assistance to county agricultural and  farmland  protection  boards,  as  established  in  article twenty-five-AA of this  chapter, and municipalities;    3. administering state assistance payments to county agricultural  and  farmland protection boards and municipalities;    4.  disseminating  information  to  county  and municipal governments,  owners of agricultural lands and other agricultural interests about  the  state  agricultural and farmland protection program established pursuant  to this article;    5.  administering  state   assistance   payments   to   not-for-profit  conservation organizations; and    6.  reporting biennially to the governor and the legislature regarding  the activities of the commissioner, the types  of  technical  assistance  rendered   to   county  agricultural  and  farmland  protection  boards,  municipalities and not-for-profit conservation  organizations,  and  the  need to protect the state's agricultural economy and land resources.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Agm > Article-25-aaa > 323

§  323.  State  agricultural  and  farmland  protection  program.  The  commissioner shall  initiate  and  maintain  a  state  agricultural  and  farmland   protection   program   to  provide  financial  and  technical  assistance, within funds  available,  to  counties,  municipalities  and  not-for-profit  conservation  organizations  for  their agricultural and  farmland  protection  efforts.  Activities  to  be  conducted   by   the  commissioner shall include, but not be limited to:    1.   developing   guidelines   for   the   creation  by  counties  and  municipalities of agricultural and farmland protection plans;    2. providing technical assistance to county agricultural and  farmland  protection  boards,  as  established  in  article twenty-five-AA of this  chapter, and municipalities;    3. administering state assistance payments to county agricultural  and  farmland protection boards and municipalities;    4.  disseminating  information  to  county  and municipal governments,  owners of agricultural lands and other agricultural interests about  the  state  agricultural and farmland protection program established pursuant  to this article;    5.  administering  state   assistance   payments   to   not-for-profit  conservation organizations; and    6.  reporting biennially to the governor and the legislature regarding  the activities of the commissioner, the types  of  technical  assistance  rendered   to   county  agricultural  and  farmland  protection  boards,  municipalities and not-for-profit conservation  organizations,  and  the  need to protect the state's agricultural economy and land resources.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > New-york > Agm > Article-25-aaa > 323

§  323.  State  agricultural  and  farmland  protection  program.  The  commissioner shall  initiate  and  maintain  a  state  agricultural  and  farmland   protection   program   to  provide  financial  and  technical  assistance, within funds  available,  to  counties,  municipalities  and  not-for-profit  conservation  organizations  for  their agricultural and  farmland  protection  efforts.  Activities  to  be  conducted   by   the  commissioner shall include, but not be limited to:    1.   developing   guidelines   for   the   creation  by  counties  and  municipalities of agricultural and farmland protection plans;    2. providing technical assistance to county agricultural and  farmland  protection  boards,  as  established  in  article twenty-five-AA of this  chapter, and municipalities;    3. administering state assistance payments to county agricultural  and  farmland protection boards and municipalities;    4.  disseminating  information  to  county  and municipal governments,  owners of agricultural lands and other agricultural interests about  the  state  agricultural and farmland protection program established pursuant  to this article;    5.  administering  state   assistance   payments   to   not-for-profit  conservation organizations; and    6.  reporting biennially to the governor and the legislature regarding  the activities of the commissioner, the types  of  technical  assistance  rendered   to   county  agricultural  and  farmland  protection  boards,  municipalities and not-for-profit conservation  organizations,  and  the  need to protect the state's agricultural economy and land resources.