Assembly Bill A10226A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for certain renewable energy generating projects in the county of Westchester

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A10226 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9547
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §52-0908, En Con L

2023-A10226 - Summary

Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for renewable energy generating projects in the county of Westchester with a generating capacity not exceeding two megawatts and which are located above real property that was established and used for vehicle parking.

2023-A10226 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10226
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Levenberg)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental  Conserva-
   tion
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   providing an exemption from requirements for the alienation  of  park-
   land  for  renewable energy generating projects in the county of West-
   chester

   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 52-0908 to read as follows:
 § 52-0908. RESTRICTION ON ALIENATION EXEMPTION  IN  WESTCHESTER  COUNTY;
              RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATING PROJECTS.
   NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 52-0907 OF THIS TITLE, REAL PROPERTY ACQUIRED,
 DEVELOPED,  IMPROVED, RESTORED OR REHABILITATED BY A MUNICIPALITY WITHIN
 THE COUNTY OF  WESTCHESTER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  SECTION
 52-0901  OF  THIS TITLE WITH FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE
 MAY BE SOLD OR DISPOSED OF OR USED FOR OTHER THAN PUBLIC  PARK  PURPOSES
 WITHOUT  THE  EXPRESS  AUTHORITY  OF AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, AND WHEN
 SUCH SALE OR DISPOSAL OCCURS IT:
   1. APPLIES ONLY TO THE SALE OR DISPOSAL OR RIGHTS TO AIRSPACE DIRECTLY
 ABOVE SUCH REAL PROPERTY; AND
   2. IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND/OR OPERATION OF  A  SOLAR
 ENERGY  PROJECT  NOT  TO EXCEED TWO MEGAWATTS OF GENERATING CAPACITY AND
 WHICH IS LOCATED ABOVE REAL PROPERTY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AND  USED  FOR
 VEHICLE PARKING PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to alien-
 ations of parkland for renewable energy generating projects in the coun-
 ty of Westchester occurring on or after such date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15514-02-4

co-Sponsors

2023-A10226A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9547
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §52-0908, En Con L

2023-A10226A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides an exemption from requirements for the alienation of parkland for renewable energy generating projects in the county of Westchester with a generating capacity not exceeding two megawatts and which are located above real property that was established and used for vehicle parking.

2023-A10226A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10226--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 14, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Levenberg,
   Burdick) -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Environmental
   Conservation  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   providing  an  exemption from requirements for the alienation of park-
   land for renewable energy generating projects in the county  of  West-
   chester
 
   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 52-0908 to read as follows:
 § 52-0908. RESTRICTION  ON  ALIENATION  EXEMPTION IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY;
              RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATING PROJECTS.
   NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 52-0907 OF THIS TITLE, REAL PROPERTY ACQUIRED,
 DEVELOPED, IMPROVED, RESTORED OR REHABILITATED BY THE  COUNTY  OF  WEST-
 CHESTER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION 52-0901 OF THIS TITLE
 WITH FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE MAY BE SOLD OR DISPOSED
 OF OR USED FOR OTHER THAN  PUBLIC  PARK  PURPOSES  WITHOUT  THE  EXPRESS
 AUTHORITY  OF  AN ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE, AND WHEN SUCH SALE OR DISPOSAL
 OCCURS IT:
   1. APPLIES ONLY TO THE SALE OR DISPOSAL OR RIGHTS TO AIRSPACE DIRECTLY
 ABOVE SUCH REAL PROPERTY; AND
   2. IS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND/OR OPERATION OF  A  SOLAR
 ENERGY  PROJECT  NOT  TO EXCEED TWO MEGAWATTS OF GENERATING CAPACITY AND
 WHICH IS LOCATED ABOVE REAL PROPERTY THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AND  USED  FOR
 VEHICLE PARKING PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply to alien-
 ations of parkland for renewable energy generating projects in the coun-
 ty of Westchester occurring on or after such date.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15514-03-4

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