Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Senate Bill S7677
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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
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:
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S1793, A3117
2021-S7677 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7677 SPONSOR: HINCHEY TITLE OF BILL: 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 renew- able energy siting to establish or amend rules and regulations pertain- ing to renewable energy siting facilities PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to establish 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 require the office of renewable energy siting to establish or amend rules and regulations pertaining to renewable energy siting facilities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
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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