Assembly Bill A7756

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a moratorium on the building or placing of any permanent or semi-permanent wind turbine

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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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2021-A7756 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6314
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13-0107, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6718
2023-2024: A3650, S1223

2021-A7756 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a moratorium on the building or placing of any permanent or semi-permanent wind turbine on bodies of freshwater located within the state and within the jurisdiction and control of the state.

2021-A7756 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7756
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MANKTELOW  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   establishing  a moratorium on the building or placing of any permanent
   or semi-permanent wind turbine on bodies of freshwater located  within
   the state or off the coastline
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 13-0107 to read as follows:
 § 13-0107. MORATORIUM ON BUILDING OR PLACING WIND TURBINES.
   1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, "FEDERAL WATERS" SHALL MEAN THOSE
 WATERS AND SUBMERGED LANDS LYING SEAWARD TO THE STATE WATERS OF NEW YORK
 THAT APPERTAIN TO THE UNITED STATES AND ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL JURISDIC-
 TION AND CONTROL.
   2. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THERE  IS
 HEREBY  ESTABLISHED A MORATORIUM, FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME, UPON
 THE BUILDING OR PLACING OF ANY PERMANENT OR SEMI-PERMANENT WIND  TURBINE
 ON  ALL  BODIES  OF  FRESHWATER  LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE AND WITHIN THE
 JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF THE STATE.
   (B) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THERE  IS
 HEREBY  ESTABLISHED A MORATORIUM, FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME, UPON
 THE BUILDING OR PLACING OF ANY INFRASTRUCTURE USED TO SUPPORT  A  PERMA-
 NENT  OR SEMI-PERMANENT WIND TURBINE LOCATED IN FEDERAL WATERS OR WATERS
 UNDER THE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF ANOTHER STATE, WHEN  SUCH  INFRAS-
 TRUCTURE ENTERS OR PASSES THROUGH A BODY OF FRESHWATER WITHIN THE JURIS-
 DICTION AND CONTROL OF THE STATE.
   3.  THIS  SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE
 STATE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY  REVIEW  ACT,  ARTICLE  TEN  OF  THE  PUBLIC
 SERVICE LAW, AND ANY LOCAL ZONING OR PERMITTING LAWS OR ORDINANCES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10980-01-1

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