Bill > A01122

This bill creates a temporary one-year moratorium on the annexation of agricultural land for industrial purposes in specific towns with certain characteristics. Specifically, the bill applies to towns located in counties with a population of 55,000 or less that have previously completed an agricultural and farmland protection plan under section 324 of the agriculture and markets law. Such towns would be allowed to impose a moratorium on annexing agricultural land larger than 200 acres for industrial uses. The purpose of this moratorium is to provide these towns with an opportunity to develop an updated agricultural and farmland protection plan, which suggests the bill aims to give local governments time to carefully review and potentially revise their strategies for protecting agricultural land from industrial development. The moratorium would last no longer than one year and would take effect immediately upon passage.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1122