Senate Bill S9547

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

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2023-S9547 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §52-0908, En Con L

2023-S9547 - 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-S9547 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9547 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9547
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 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 CURRENTLY USED FOR VEHICLE PARKING.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD15514-01-4



              

2023-S9547A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §52-0908, En Con L

2023-S9547A (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-S9547A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9547A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9547--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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.
                                                            LBD15514-04-4


              

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