STATEMENT TO

ASSEMBLY, No. 4569

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Assemblyman FREIMAN)

ADOPTED: JUNE 28, 2024

      These floor amendments would require, within 60 days after the effective date, the Department of Agriculture to submit, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), a report to the Legislature that provides the average income of preserved farms and the average income of non-preserved farms in the State in calendar years 2022 and 2023, and the median income of preserved farms and the median income of non-preserved farms in the State in calendar years 2022 and 2023.