Assembly Bill A3855

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state renewable reclamation projects program

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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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2021-A3855 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3289
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-q, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11282, S9036
2019-2020: A7376, S6112
2023-2024: S2618

2021-A3855 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state renewable reclamation projects program to stimulate the development of renewable energy on certain brownfield sites, dormant electric generating sites, and real property.

2021-A3855 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3855
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, WALLACE, COLTON, L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED,
   GALEF,  STECK  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer
   Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to renewable  energy
   projects  on  brownfield  sites, dormant electric generating sites and
   utility owned property

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 66-q to read as follows:
   § 66-Q. NEW YORK STATE RENEWABLE RECLAMATION PROJECTS PROGRAM. 1.   AS
 USED IN THIS SECTION, A "RENEWABLE RECLAMATION PROJECT" SHALL MEAN SOLAR
 ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT, WIND ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT, ELEC-
 TRIC  ENERGY  STORAGE  EQUIPMENT  AND HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT
 WHICH A COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR PRIVATE DEVELOPER IS
 AUTHORIZED TO OWN AND OPERATE ON:
   (A) A BROWNFIELD SITE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 27-1405
 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, NOT EXCLUDING A SITE  SUBJECT  TO
 AN ENFORCEMENT ORDER AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF SECTION 27-1405 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW; OR
   (B)  A  DORMANT  ELECTRIC GENERATING SITE AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
 SION; OR
   (C) REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A PRIVATE DEVELOPER OR REAL PROPERTY  OWNED
 BY A COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION.
   2. THE COMMISSION, WITH INPUT FROM THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPO-
 RATION  AND THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
 REGARDING FUNDING AND OTHER AVAILABLE RESOURCES, SHALL ESTABLISH THE NEW
 YORK STATE RENEWABLE  RECLAMATION  PROJECTS  PROGRAM  TO  STIMULATE  THE
 DEVELOPMENT  OF  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  ON  THE TYPES OF SITES DESIGNATED IN
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SUBJECT TO PRIVATE  OR  COMBINATION  GAS
 AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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