Senate Bill S7677

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the design of uniform standards and conditions relating to the construction and operation of major renewable energy facilities

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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-S7677 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9109
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §94-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1793, A3117

2021-S7677 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the design of uniform standards and conditions relating to the construction and operation of major renewable energy facilities and the review of applications for permits to develop such facilities.

2021-S7677 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7677 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7677
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the design of uniform
   standards and conditions relating to the construction and operation of
   major renewable energy facilities and the review of  applications  for
   permits  to  develop  such  facilities; and requires the   office   of
   renewable energy  siting to establish or amend rules  and  regulations
   pertaining  to renewable energy siting facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 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 to read as follows:
   (c)  The uniform standards and conditions established pursuant to this
 section shall be designed to avoid or minimize, to  the  maximum  extent
 practicable,  any  potential  significant  adverse environmental impacts
 AND, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, AVOID,  MINIMIZE,  AND  MITIGATE
 AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS TO ACTIVE AGRICULTURAL LANDS related to the siting,
 design, construction and operation of a major renewable energy facility.
 Such uniform standards and conditions shall apply to those environmental
 impacts the office determines are common to each type of major renewable
 energy facility.
   §  2.  Paragraphs  (e),  (f),  (g),  (h),  and (i) of subdivision 3 of
 section 94-c of the executive law are relettered  paragraphs  (f),  (g),
 (h), (i), and (j) and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
   (E)  IN  ITS  REVIEW OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT TO DEVELOP A MAJOR
 RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY, THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  DEPART-
 MENT  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS SHALL ENSURE THAT A CRITICAL MASS OF
 FARMLAND WITHIN THE DESIGNATED REGION IS NOT THREATENED,  ENSURING  THAT
 NO  MORE  THAN  FIVE  PERCENT  OF PRIME SOILS WITHIN A REGIONAL ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL REGION SHALL HAVE SOLAR DEVELOPED  AND  ENSURE  THAT
 SOLAR DEVELOPMENT SHALL NOT GREATLY HINDER THE AMOUNT OF FARMLAND WITHIN
 NEW YORK STATE AND/OR BE A POTENTIAL THREAT TO NEW YORK'S FOOD SECURITY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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