Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 08, 2025 |
print number 4842a |
Apr 08, 2025 |
amend and recommit to procurement and contracts |
Feb 13, 2025 |
referred to procurement and contracts |
Senate Bill S4842A
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 46th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Procurement And Contracts Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D) 30th Senate District
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2025-S4842 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3466
- Current Committee:
- Senate Procurement And Contracts
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §204, Exec L; amd §1005, Pub Auth L; amd §§90 & 91, Pub Bldg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2021-2022:
S8221, A9341
2023-2024: S2689, A5633
2025-S4842 - Summary
Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.
2025-S4842 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4842 SPONSOR: FAHY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, the public authorities law and the public buildings law, in relation to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facilities in Albany PURPOSE: The bill requires that state facilities at the Empire State Plaza complex in downtown Albany shall entirely use renewables for power, heat and cooling. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that the bill shall be known as the renewable Capitol Act. Section 2 amends the executive law to add a new section 204 with defi- nitions.
2025-S4842 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4842 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- 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, the public authorities law and the public buildings law, in relation to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facilities in Albany THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Renewable Capitol Act". § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 204 to read as follows: § 204. RENEWABLE CAPITOL PROJECT. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) THE "ADVISORY COMMITTEE" SHALL MEAN THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. (B) THE "CLCPA" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK STATE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT ENACTED AS CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SIX OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AS IT SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED. (C) "CO-POLLUTANTS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDI- VISION THREE OF SECTION 75-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW. (D) "EMERGENCY GENERATOR" SHALL MEAN THE SET OF DIESEL GENERATORS LOCATED ON SHERIDAN AVENUE IN ALBANY, NEW YORK AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THAT ARE INTENDED TO POWER THE EMPIRE STATE PLAZA COMPLEX DURING AN EMERGENCY FAULT CONDITION CAUSING AN INTERRUPTION TO NORMAL ELECTRICITY SERVICE FROM THE GRID. (E) "EMPIRE STATE PLAZA COMPLEX" OR THE "COMPLEX" SHALL MEAN THE COMPLEX OF STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND THE LAND THEREON IN ALBANY, NEW YORK THAT UTILIZE THE STEAM DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OF THE SHERIDAN AVENUE STEAM PLANT, INCLUDING WHAT ARE POPULARLY KNOWN AS EMPIRE STATE PLAZA, THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, THE STATE MUSEUM, THE ALFRED E. SMITH BUILD- ING, THE STATE EDUCATION BUILDING, THE SHERIDAN AVENUE STEAM PLANT, AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06241-01-5
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 25th Senate District
(D) 30th Senate District
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2025-S4842A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3466
- Current Committee:
- Senate Procurement And Contracts
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §204, Exec L; amd §1005, Pub Auth L; amd §§90 & 91, Pub Bldg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2021-2022:
S8221, A9341
2023-2024: S2689, A5633
2025-S4842A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.
2025-S4842A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4842A SPONSOR: FAHY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, the public authorities law and the public buildings law, in relation to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facilities in Albany PURPOSE: The bill requires that state facilities at the Empire State Plaza complex in downtown Albany shall entirely use renewables for power, heat and cooling. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 states that the bill shall be known as the renewable Capitol Act. Section 2 amends the executive law to add a new section 204 with defi- nitions.
2025-S4842A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4842--A 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FAHY, BRISPORT, CLEARE, GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM, JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, MAY, MAYER, SALAZAR, SANDERS, WEBB -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, the public authorities law and the public buildings law, in relation to the utilization of renewable energy at state-owned facilities in Albany THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Renewable Capitol Act". § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 204 to read as follows: § 204. RENEWABLE CAPITOL PROJECT. 1. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) THE "ADVISORY COMMITTEE" SHALL MEAN THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. (B) THE "CLCPA" SHALL MEAN THE NEW YORK STATE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT ENACTED AS CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SIX OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AS IT SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME BE AMENDED. (C) "CO-POLLUTANTS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDI- VISION THREE OF SECTION 75-0101 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW. (D) "EMERGENCY GENERATOR" SHALL MEAN THE SET OF DIESEL GENERATORS LOCATED ON SHERIDAN AVENUE IN ALBANY, NEW YORK AS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THAT ARE INTENDED TO POWER THE EMPIRE STATE PLAZA COMPLEX DURING AN EMERGENCY FAULT CONDITION CAUSING AN INTERRUPTION TO NORMAL ELECTRICITY SERVICE FROM THE GRID. (E) "EMPIRE STATE PLAZA COMPLEX" OR THE "COMPLEX" SHALL MEAN THE COMPLEX OF STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AND THE LAND THEREON IN ALBANY, NEW EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06241-02-5 S. 4842--A 2
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