Assembly Bill A10295

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state task force on wind generating facilities siting and permitting policies

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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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2009-A10295 (ACTIVE) - Details

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S785
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
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2009-A10295 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state task force on wind generating facilities siting and permitting policies to study the need to implement a uniform statewide policy regarding the siting and permitting of wind energy production facilities.

2009-A10295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  10295

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 17, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRODSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Energy

AN ACT in relation to establishing the New York state task force on wind
  generating facilities siting and permitting policies

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The New York state task force on wind generating facilities
siting  and permitting policy is hereby established. 1. The role of such
task force shall include, but not be limited to:
  (a)  analyzing  the variety of current local processes for siting wind
energy production facilities;
  (b) considering establishing a standardized formula for the siting  of
wind energy generating facilities to use the following factors:
  (i) proximity to residential areas;
  (ii) availability of natural resources;
  (iii) economic impact on the local community;
  (iv) visual, audible and atmospheric impacts; and
  (v) impact on adjacent communities;
  (c)  investigating  the  possibility of a uniform permitting procedure
for the siting of wind energy generating facilities;
  (d) studying the feasibility of establishing a statewide list of prop-
erties which are appropriate for wind energy generating  facilities  and
the  siting  of  such  a facility would have no impact on residential or
neighboring communities; and
  (e) preparing and submitting a report to the governor and the legisla-
ture that provides specific recommendations including, but  not  limited
to,  the  existing  local  laws  on the siting of wind energy generating
facilities; the necessity of a statewide policy on wind energy  generat-
ing  facilities and the possible structure of a statewide policy on wind
energy generating facilities.
  2. The task force shall issue such report by December 31, 2010.
  S 2. (a) The New York state task force on wind  generating  facilities
siting  and  permitting policy shall study the need for a uniform state-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03471-03-0
              

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