Senate Bill S4061

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the installation of solar canopies in certain parking facilities

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Procurement And Contracts 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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2025-S4061 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4701
Current Committee:
Senate Procurement And Contracts
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §201-b, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S7656, A7595

2025-S4061 (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, 2030; requires such installation after January 1, 2030.

2025-S4061 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S4061 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4061
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts
 
 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  THIRTY,  IS  HEREBY  PERMITTED  AND  ENCOURAGED  TO
 INSTALL SOLAR CANOPIES IN SUCH FACILITIES.
   B.  AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTY, 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 EMPLOY-
 EE 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 FACILITIES.
   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
 COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE EIGHT OF THE LABOR LAW,  INCLUDING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06243-01-5

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