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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1063
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1063
8	6		January Session, 2019
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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	13	+	Introduced by:
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14	19		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO IMPROVE FARMLAND
15	20		AVAILABILITY FOR BEGINNING FARMERS.
16	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	22		Assembly convened:
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19	24		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
20		-	to study issues relating to farmland access for ~~new and beginning~~ 2
21		-	~~farmers. In~~ undertaking such study, the task force shall examine the 3
22		-	~~affordability~~ of such farmland access, including, but not limited to, the 4
23		-	~~cost to~~ purchase or rent such farmland in urban, rural and suburban 5
24		-	~~areas of~~ the state, the availability of such farmland in such settings and 6
25		-	~~the~~ accessibility of farm financing and farm worker housing. 7
26		-	~~Additionally,~~ in examining such issues, the task force shall consider 8
27		-	~~the accessibility~~ of such farmland for historically ~~underrepresented~~ 9
28		-	~~populations in the~~ state's farming community, review the effectiveness 10
29		-	~~of current~~ programs to create such accessibility and consider programs 11
30		-	~~of other~~ states aimed at creating such accessibility. 12
	25	+	to study issues relating to farmland access for first-time farmers. In 2
	26	+	undertaking such study, the task force shall examine the affordability 3
	27	+	of such farmland access, including, but not limited to, the cost to 4
	28	+	purchase or rent such farmland in urban, rural and suburban areas of 5
	29	+	the state, the availability of such farmland in such settings and the 6
	30	+	accessibility of farm financing and farm worker housing. Additionally, 7
	31	+	in examining such issues, the task force shall consider the accessibility 8
	32	+	of such farmland for historically under-represented populations in the 9
	33	+	state's farming community, review the effectiveness of current 10
	34	+	programs to create such accessibility and consider programs of other 11
	35	+	states aimed at creating such accessibility. 12
31	36		(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 13
32		-	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 14
33		-	one of whom shall be a beginning farmer and one of whom shall be a 15
34		-	farmer with not less than ten years of farming experience; 16
35		-	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 17
36		-	of whom shall be from an organization that works on behalf of starting 18 Substitute Bill No. 1063
	37	+	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 14 Raised Bill No. 1063
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43		-	farmers and one of whom shall be from a financial institution that 19
44		-	lends money to farmers in the state; 20
45		-	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 21
46		-	Representatives, who shall be a member or representative of an 22
47		-	organization that advocates for equal human rights and racial justice; 23
48		-	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be 24
49		-	a representative of an organization that links beginning farmers with 25
50		-	farmland in urban, rural and suburban areas of the state; 26
51		-	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 27
52		-	Representatives, who shall be from a state or municipal planning 28
53		-	organization; 29
54		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be 30
55		-	a representative of a group that advocates for farmland preservation 31
56		-	and accessibility, including, but not limited to, urban farming; 32
57		-	(7) The Commissioner of Agriculture, or the commissioner's 33
58		-	designee; 34
59		-	(8) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 35
60		-	or the commissioner's designee; and 36
61		-	(9) A representative of The University of Connecticut's Agricultural 37
62		-	Extension, who shall be appointed by the director of such extension. 38
63		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 39
64		-	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 40
65		-	of the General Assembly. 41
66		-	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 42
67		-	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 43
68		-	filled by the appointing authority. 44
69		-	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 45
70		-	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 46 Substitute Bill No. 1063
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	43	+	each of whom shall be beginning farmers; 15
	44	+	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, each 16
	45	+	one of whom shall be from an organization that works on behalf of 17
	46	+	starting farmers and one of whom shall be from a financial institution 18
	47	+	that lends money to farmers in the state; 19
	48	+	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 20
	49	+	Representatives, who shall be a member or representative of an 21
	50	+	organization that advocates for equal human rights and racial justice; 22
	51	+	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be 23
	52	+	a representative of an organization that links beginning farmers with 24
	53	+	farmland in urban, rural and suburban areas of the state; 25
	54	+	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 26
	55	+	Representatives, who shall be from a state or municipal planning 27
	56	+	organization; 28
	57	+	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be 29
	58	+	a representative of a group that advocates for farmland preservation 30
	59	+	and accessibility, including, but not limited to, urban farming; 31
	60	+	(7) The Commissioner of Agriculture, or the commissioner's 32
	61	+	designee; 33
	62	+	(8) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 34
	63	+	or the commissioner's designee; and 35
	64	+	(9) A representative of The University of Connecticut's Agricultural 36
	65	+	Extension, who shall be appointed by the director of such extension. 37
	66	+	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 38
	67	+	(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 39
	68	+	of the General Assembly. 40
	69	+	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 41
	70	+	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 42 Raised Bill No. 1063
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77		-	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 47
78		-	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 48
79		-	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 49
80		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 50
81		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to agriculture 51
82		-	shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 52
83		-	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 53
84		-	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 54
85		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 55
86		-	relating to agriculture, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-56
87		-	4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 57
88		-	that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 58
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	76	+	filled by the appointing authority. 43
	77	+	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 44
	78	+	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 45
	79	+	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 46
	80	+	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 47
	81	+	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 48
	82	+	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 49
	83	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to agriculture 50
	84	+	shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 51
	85	+	(g) Not later than January 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 52
	86	+	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 53
	87	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 54
	88	+	relating to agriculture, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-55
	89	+	4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date 56
	90	+	that it submits such report or January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 57
89	91		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
90	92		sections:
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94		-	ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
	96	+	Statement of Purpose:
	97	+	To establish a task force to develop recommendations for improving
	98	+	the availability of farmland for first-time farmers.
	99	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	100	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	101	+	not underlined.]
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