Senate Bill S5301

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs a feasibility study on installing solar panels on all public buildings

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee

  • 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-S5301 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7782
Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8611
2021-2022: A2110

2023-S5301 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs a feasibility study on installing solar panels on all public buildings.

2023-S5301 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5301 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5301
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 1, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to direct the office of general services to conduct a feasibility
   study  on  installing  solar  panels on all public buildings under the
   jurisdiction of the office of general services; and providing for  the
   repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The office of general services, in  consultation  with  the
 department  of  environmental  conservation,  shall  study  the cost and
 viability of installing solar panels on all public buildings  under  the
 jurisdiction  of  the  office of general services. Such study shall also
 identify buildings that have a historic design that  the  office  deter-
 mines  shall  be unduly burdened by solar panels; and buildings that the
 office determines do not receive adequate sunlight to justify  the  cost
 of installation of solar panels.
   §  2. No later than one year after the effective date of this act, the
 office of general services shall report its findings of  such  study  to
 the governor and the legislature, as described under section one of this
 act.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately, and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed one year after such effective date.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09718-01-3

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