Assembly Actions -
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May 11, 2022 |
held for consideration in energy |
Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to energy |
Jan 28, 2021 |
referred to energy |
Assembly Bill A3901
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
NORRIS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Stephen Hawley
Angelo J. Morinello
Marjorie Byrnes
Brian Manktelow
2021-A3901 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A3901 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3901 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 28, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. NORRIS, HAWLEY, MORINELLO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the executive law and the public authorities law, in relation to requiring a public referendum to approve a final siting permit THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 5 of section 94-c of the exec- utive law, as added by section 4 of part JJJ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended and a new paragraph (f-1) is added to read as follows: (e) Following the expiration of the public comment period set forth in this subdivision, or following the conclusion of a hearing undertaken pursuant to this subdivision, the office shall, in the case of a public comment period, issue a written summary of public comment and an assess- ment of comments received, and in the case of an adjudicatory hearing, the executive officer or any person to whom the executive director has delegated such authority, shall issue a final written hearing report. A final siting permit may only be issued if the office makes a finding that the proposed project, together with any applicable uniform and site-specific standards and conditions would comply with applicable laws and regulations, AND IF SUCH FINAL SITING PERMIT IS APPROVED PURSUANT TO A REFERENDUM HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (F-1) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. In making this determination, the office may elect not to apply, in whole or in part, any local law or ordinance which would otherwise be applicable if it makes a finding that, as applied to the proposed major renewable energy facility, it is unreasonably burdensome in view of the CLCPA targets and the environmental benefits of the proposed major renewable energy facility. (F-1) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, BEFORE A DETERMINATION FOR A FINAL SITING PERMIT MAY BE CONSIDERED EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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