Assembly Bill A7595

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the installation of solar canopies in certain parking facilities

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A7595 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7656
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §201-b, Exec L

2023-A7595 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits and encourages state owned parking facilities to install solar canopies in any parking garage, open parking lot or other parking facility owned and/or operated by the state of New York, that offers parking spaces for the purposes of public use, state employee use or pay-per-usage constructed prior to January first, two thousand twenty-eight; requires such installation after January 1, 2028.

2023-A7595 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7595
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to installing solar cano-
   pies in certain parking facilitates
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 201-b
 to read as follows:
   § 201-B. PARKING FACILITIES; SOLAR CANOPIES. 1. A. ANY PARKING GARAGE,
 OPEN PARKING LOT OR OTHER PARKING FACILITY OWNED AND/OR OPERATED BY  THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK, THAT OFFERS PARKING SPACES FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUBLIC
 USE,  STATE  EMPLOYEE  USE OR PAY-PER-USAGE CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO JANUARY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, IS HEREBY PERMITTED AND ENCOURAGED  TO
 INSTALL SOLAR CANOPIES IN SUCH FACILITIES.
   B.  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-EIGHT, ANY CONSTRUCTION
 PROJECT UNDERTAKEN IN THIS STATE BY THE STATE WHERE THE  SCOPE  OF  SUCH
 PROJECT  INCLUDES  A  PARKING  GARAGE, OPEN PARKING LOT OR OTHER PARKING
 FACILITY THAT OFFERS PARKING SPACES FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  PUBLIC  USE,
 STATE  EMPLOYEE  USE OR PAY-PER-USAGE OR INCLUDES A PARKING GARAGE, OPEN
 PARKING LOT OR OTHER PARKING FACILITY CONSTRUCTED BY  A  PRIVATE  ENTITY
 USING STATE CAPITAL FUNDING SHALL INSTALL SOLAR CANOPIES IN SUCH FACILI-
 TIES.
   2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION, "SOLAR CANOPY" SHALL MEAN A
 SYSTEM DESIGNED TO CAPTURE SOLAR RADIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF  PRODUCING
 USABLE ENERGY.
   3. THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTAL-
 LATION OF ANY SOLAR CANOPIES OR ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 IF SUCH PARKING FACILITY IS PRIVATELY OWNED, SUCH PRIVATE OWNER SHALL BE
 RESPONSIBLE  FOR SUCH INSTALLATION. IF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES IS
 UNABLE TO INSTALL SUCH EQUIPMENT, THE STATE MAY CONTRACT WITH A LICENSED
 ELECTRICIAN OR SIMILAR SERVICE  PROVIDER.  SUCH  CONTRACTED  WORK  SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10168-02-3

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