Assembly Bill A9025

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the leasing of renewable energy development rights on reforestation areas

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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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2019-A9025 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-0508, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A9025

2019-A9025 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the leasing of renewable energy development rights on reforestation areas.

2019-A9025 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9025
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
   leasing of renewable energy development rights on reforestation areas
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 9-0508 to read as follows:
 § 9-0508. LEASING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS  ON  REFORESTA-
             TION AREAS.
   NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  PROVISIONS  OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC LANDS
 LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE DEPARTMENT MAY, IN ANY LANDS  ACQUIRED  BY  THE
 STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9-0501 OF THIS TITLE, ENTER INTO LEASES
 FOR  THE PURPOSE OF AIDING IN THE SITING, CONNECTIVITY, AND TRANSMISSION
 OF RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLATIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,  SOLAR
 POWER  AND  WIND  POWER,  UNDER  SUCH  TERMS AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT, AND UPON SUCH CONDITIONS THAT THE EXERCISE OF SUCH LEASEHOLD
 RIGHTS SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH  THE  OPERATION  OF  SUCH  REFORESTATION
 AREAS  FOR  THE  PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY WERE ACQUIRED AND AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION THREE OF ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE NEW  YORK  STATE  CONSTITUTION.
 ANY  LEASE  MADE  AND  ENTERED  INTO  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES AND BE MADE AVAILABLE TO  THE
 PUBLIC ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF SUCH OFFICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13885-02-9

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