Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|
---|---|
Mar 29, 2022 | reported referred to ways and means |
Mar 24, 2022 | referred to energy |
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
Your Voice
Actions
Co-Sponsors
Linda Rosenthal
Fred Thiele
William Colton
A9602 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1885, amd §1902, Pub Auth L
A9602 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides a municipal renewable energy system siting database for municipalities interested in siting renewable energy systems on available land within their boundaries; allows municipalities to publish their renewable energy goals and facilitate the development of renewable energy systems.
A9602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9602 I N A S S E M B L Y March 24, 2022 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a municipal renewable energy system siting database THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. Implementing renewable energy systems is critical to achieve the goals in the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. This bill would establish an actively managed database for municipalities interested in siting renewable energy systems on available land within their boundaries. This database will allow munici- palities to publish their renewable energy goals and facilitate the development of renewable energy systems. § 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1885 to read as follows: § 1885. MUNICIPAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM SITING DATABASE. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH AND MANAGE A MUNICIPAL RENEWABLE ENERGY SITING DATABASE TO HELP MUNICIPALITIES FACILITATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, ON MUNICIPAL PROPERTY WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES. 2. THE DATABASE SHALL BE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE AND AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR MUNICIPALITIES THAT NOTIFY THE AUTHORITY OF THEIR INTEREST IN PARTICIPATING: A. CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE DESIGNATED MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATIVE; B. THE TYPE OR TYPES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS THE MUNICIPALITY IS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING; C. AN ESTIMATE OF THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF AVAILABLE MUNICIPAL PROPERTY; D. A SUMMARY OF APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENT OR PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY TO HELP FACILITATE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMITTING PROCESS PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-FOUR-C OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW; AND E. ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE AUTHORITY DEEMS RELEVANT. 3. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE ANY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP PROMOTE SITING. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15103-02-2