Assembly Bill A7755

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a one hundred percent clean renewable energy system for electricity by two thousand thirty

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A7755 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5519
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6-104, Energy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A313, S2834
2023-2024: A4393, S2007

2019-A7755 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a one hundred percent clean renewable energy system for electricity by two thousand thirty, such energy system shall include solar, wind, geothermal and tidal sources.

2019-A7755 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7755
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 20, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the energy  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a  one
   hundred  percent  clean renewable energy system for electricity by two
   thousand thirty
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. New York state has a goal to transition
 away  from  fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. Since New York state
 is facing a climate emergency, it shall set  a  goal  of  achieving  one
 hundred  percent  clean renewable energy for electricity by two thousand
 thirty for the purpose of  creating  jobs,  promoting  economic  growth,
 improving  public  health,  protecting  the  environment,  and  to avoid
 climate catastrophe.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 6-104 of the energy  law,  as  added  by
 chapter 433 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The  board  shall adopt a state energy plan in accordance with the
 provisions of this article.  SUCH PLAN SHALL ESTABLISH A GOAL OF ACHIEV-
 ING A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM FOR  ELECTRICITY
 BY  TWO THOUSAND THIRTY, WITH ZERO NET GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. AS USED
 IN THIS SECTION, "CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY" SHALL INCLUDE  ENERGY  DERIVED
 FROM  SOLAR,  WIND,  GEOTHERMAL, AND TIDAL SOURCES, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE
 NUCLEAR POWER, NATURAL GAS, BIOMASS, OR FOSSIL FUELS.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11331-01-9

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