Assembly Bill A9611

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting wind turbines from being located in a certain area of the city of New York

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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-A9611 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7244
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add Title 27 Chap 1 Subchap 7 Art 23 §27-521.17, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A5128, S3607
2023-2024: S2106

2019-A9611 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits wind turbines from being located within 1500 feet of a residential area or commercial shopping district within the city of New York.

2019-A9611 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9611
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
   relation  to  prohibiting wind turbines from being located within 1500
   feet of residential areas and/or commercial shopping districts
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subchapter 7 of chapter 1 of title 27 of the administrative
 code  of  the  city of New York is amended by adding a new article 23 to
 read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 23
                               WIND TURBINES
 
   SECTION 27-521.17 WIND TURBINES.
   § 27-521.17  WIND  TURBINES.  NO  WIND  TURBINES  SHALL  BE   LOCATED,
 CONSTRUCTED,  OR  OPERATED  WITHIN  ONE  THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF A
 RESIDENTIAL AREA AND/OR A COMMERCIAL SHOPPING DISTRICT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14744-04-0

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