Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 02, 2022 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1905 substituted for s8889a |
Jun 02, 2022 |
substituted by a9328b ordered to third reading cal.1905 committee discharged and committed to rules |
May 25, 2022 |
print number 8889a |
May 25, 2022 |
amend (t) and recommit to finance |
Apr 27, 2022 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S8889A
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A9328 - Passed Senate
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2021-S8889 - Details
2021-S8889 - Summary
Requires certain funds received by the New York state energy research and development authority that are related to renewables development on viable agricultural lands to be used for farmland protection programs; establishes the agricultural and farmland viability protection fund.
2021-S8889 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8889 SPONSOR: HINCHEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation to requiring funds received pursuant to mitigation payment requirements in furtherance of the major renewable energy development program to be used for farmland protection programs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to require all penalties collected for solar siting on viable agricultural land be deposited into the agri- cultural and farmland viability protection fund.The funds will be used solely for State and local farmland protection programs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of section 94-c of the execu- tive law is amended.
2021-S8889 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8889 I N S E N A T E April 27, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law and the state finance law, in relation to requiring funds received pursuant to mitigation payment require- ments in furtherance of the major renewable energy development program to be used for farmland protection programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 3 of section 94-c of the exec- utive law, as added by section 4 of part JJJ of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows: (e) (I) To the extent that environmental impacts are not completely addressed by uniform standards and conditions and site-specific permit conditions proposed by the office, and the office determines that miti- gation of such impacts may be achieved by off-site mitigation, the office may require payment of a fee by the applicant to achieve such off-site mitigation. If the office determines, in consultation with the department of environmental conservation, that mitigation of impacts to endangered or threatened species that achieves a net conservation bene- fit can be achieved by off-site mitigation, the amount to be paid for such off-site mitigation shall be set forth in the final siting permit. The office may require payment of funds sufficient to implement such off-site mitigation into the endangered and threatened species miti- gation BANK fund established pursuant to section ninety-nine-hh of the state finance law. (II) TO THE EXTENT A PERMIT TO DEVELOP A MAJOR RENEWABLE ENERGY FACIL- ITY INVOLVES SITING SUCH A FACILITY ON VIABLE AGRICULTURAL LAND AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS, SHALL REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF A FEE BY THE APPLICANT TO BE USED FOR FARMLAND PROTECTION CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND PURCHASE OF DEVELOP- MENT RIGHTS AS PART OF THE STATE FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE-AAA OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW. SUCH FUNDS WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND FARMLAND VIABILITY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
2021-S8889A (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S8889A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires certain funds received by the New York state energy research and development authority that are related to renewables development on viable agricultural lands to be used for farmland protection programs; establishes the agricultural and farmland viability protection fund.
2021-S8889A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8889A SPONSOR: HINCHEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law and the state finance law, in relation to requiring certain funds received by the New York state ener- gy research and development authority that are related to renewables development on viable agricultural lands to be used for farmland protection programs PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of this legislation is to require all penalties collected for solar siting on viable agricultural land be deposited into the agri- cultural and farmland viability protection fund. The funds will be used solely for State and local farmland protection programs. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: A new paragraph (b) is added to section 1859 of the public authorities law.
2021-S8889A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8889--A I N S E N A T E April 27, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the state finance law, in relation to requiring certain funds received by the New York state energy research and development authority that are related to renewa- bles development on viable agricultural lands to be used for farmland protection programs THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1859 of the public authorities law is designated paragraph (a) and a new para- graph (b) is added to read as follows: (B) ALL FUNDS COLLECTED BY THE AUTHORITY AS A REQUIREMENT OF CONTRACTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES THAT ARE RELATED TO RENEWABLES DEVELOPMENT ON VIABLE AGRICULTURAL LANDS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND FARMLAND VIABILITY PROTECTION FUND PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETY-NINE-PP OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW. § 2. The state finance law is amended by adding a new section 99-pp to read as follows: § 99-PP. AGRICULTURAL AND FARMLAND VIABILITY PROTECTION FUND. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED IN THE JOINT CUSTODY OF THE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMMISSIONER OF TAXATION AND FINANCE A SPECIAL FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE "AGRICULTURAL AND FARMLAND VIABILITY PROTECTION FUND". 2. SUCH FUND SHALL CONSIST OF ALL REVENUES RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW AND ALL OTHER MONEYS APPROPRIATED, CREDITED, OR TRANSFERRED THERETO FROM ANY OTHER FUND OR SOURCE PURSUANT TO LAW. 3. ALL MONEYS DEPOSITED IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND FARMLAND VIABILITY PROTECTION FUND SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FARMLAND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14036-09-2
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