S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6751
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 14, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the development of
uniform standards for the coloring of wind turbine rotor blades
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 94-c of the executive law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (c-1) to read as follows:
(C-1) IN ADDITION TO THE UNIFORM STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE
SITING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF MAJOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
FACILITIES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVI-
RONMENTAL CONSERVATION UNIFORM STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE COLORING
OF WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADES. THE UNIFORM STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DESIGNED TO AVOID OR
MINIMIZE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, ANY BIRD COLLISIONS ARISING
FROM THE SITING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A MAJOR RENEWABLE
ENERGY FACILITY UTILIZING WIND TURBINES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that the amendments to
subdivision 3 of section 94-c of the executive law made by section one
of this act shall not affect the expiration of such section and shall be
deemed to expire therewith. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10716-01-1