Assembly Bill A9437

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires certain renewable energy generating projects to enter into a memorandum of understanding for the operation and maintenance of such project with a bona fide labor organization

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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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2023-A9437 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Energy
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3910

2023-A9437 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires every renewable energy generating project receiving grants, guaranteed loans, tax benefits or funding from New York state to enter into a memorandum of understanding for the operation and maintenance of such project with a bona fide labor organization of jurisdiction that is actively engaged in representing transitioning utility workers in the fossil fuel industry.

2023-A9437 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9437
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 14, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN ACT in relation to  requiring  certain  renewable  energy  generating
   projects to enter into a memorandum of understanding for the operation
   and maintenance of such project with a bona fide labor organization
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Every renewable energy generating project receiving grants,
 guaranteed loans, tax benefits or funding from  New  York  state,  shall
 demonstrate  that  the developer or other entities owning such renewable
 generating project has entered into a memorandum  of  understanding  for
 the  operation  and  maintenance  of such project with a bona fide labor
 organization of jurisdiction that is actively  engaged  in  representing
 transitioning utility workers in the fossil fuel industry. Such memoran-
 dum  shall  be entered into prior to the completion date of such project
 and the memorandum shall be an ongoing material  condition  of  authori-
 zation  to operate and maintain the renewable energy project.  The memo-
 randum shall only apply to employees necessary for the  maintenance  and
 operation  of  such renewable energy generation project. Such memorandum
 shall contain, but not be limited to,  safety  and  training  standards,
 disaster  response measures, guaranteed hours, staffing levels, pay rate
 protection and retraining programs.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14517-01-4

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