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Assembly Bill A5262A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the location of certain wind electric generation facilities

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2017-A5262 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1755
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3248, S198
2021-2022: A3883, S2694
2023-2024: A2273, S592
2025-2026: A4640, S2010

2017-A5262 - Summary

Prohibits the location of certain wind electric generation facilities within forty miles of an airfield or airbase under jurisdiction of any federal military department.

2017-A5262 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5262
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  NORRIS,  HAWLEY,  MORINELLO -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service  law,  in  relation  to  location  of
   certain wind electric generation facilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 168 of the public service law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  THE  BOARD  MAY  NOT GRANT A CERTIFICATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR
 OPERATION OF A WIND ELECTRIC GENERATION FACILITY TO  BE  LOCATED  WITHIN
 FORTY  MILES OF AN AIRFIELD OR AIRBASE UNDER JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL
 MILITARY DEPARTMENT WHICH IS IN ACTIVE USE; OR AN  AIR  TRAFFIC  CONTROL
 RADAR SITE, WEATHER RADAR SITE, OR AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION AID WHICH IS: (I)
 OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; AND (II) A
 PERMANENT LAND-BASED STRUCTURE AT A FIXED LOCATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06506-01-7

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2017-A5262A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1755
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3248, S198
2021-2022: A3883, S2694
2023-2024: A2273, S592
2025-2026: A4640, S2010

2017-A5262A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the location of certain wind electric generation facilities within forty miles of an airfield or airbase under jurisdiction of any federal military department.

2017-A5262A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5262--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  NORRIS,  HAWLEY,  MORINELLO -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on  Energy  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service  law,  in  relation  to  location  of
   certain wind electric generation facilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 168 of the public service law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  THE  BOARD  MAY  NOT GRANT A CERTIFICATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR
 OPERATION OF A WIND ELECTRIC GENERATION FACILITY TO  BE  LOCATED  WITHIN
 FORTY  MILES OF AN AIRFIELD OR AIRBASE UNDER JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL
 MILITARY DEPARTMENT WHICH IS IN ACTIVE USE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06506-03-7

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