Assembly Bill A11090

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to co-location of farms and renewable energy projects

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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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2017-A11090 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8605
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §309, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1357
2021-2022: S3850

2017-A11090 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the advisory council on agriculture to study the co-location of farms and renewable energy projects in an effort to enhance compatibility between renewable energy development and the protection of natural and agricultural resources.

2017-A11090 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11090
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 4, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Magee) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to co-loca-
   tion of farms and renewable energy projects
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 309 of the agriculture and markets law is amended
 by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
   10. A. THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGRICULTURE  SHALL  STUDY  AND  PROVIDE
 RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER  ON  BEST  PRACTICES TO ALLOW FOR
 CO-LOCATION IN AN EFFORT  TO  ENHANCE  COMPATIBILITY  BETWEEN  RENEWABLE
 ENERGY  DEVELOPMENT  AND  THE  PROTECTION  OF  NATURAL  AND AGRICULTURAL
 RESOURCES. SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS ON BEST PRACTICES SHALL FOCUS ON RENEWA-
 BLE ENERGY PROJECTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE LOSS OF  PRIME  AGRICULTURAL
 LANDS.  ANY  FINDINGS  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION
 SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, AND MAY BE INCLUDED IN THE  COUN-
 CIL'S REPORT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION.
   B.  "CO-LOCATION,"  AS USED IN THIS SECTION SHALL MEAN VIABLE FARMLAND
 ELIGIBLE FOR THE DELIBERATE PRODUCTION OF FARM  PRODUCTS  AND  RENEWABLE
 ENERGY IN A SINGLE LOCATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15757-01-8

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