Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 08, 2021 | signed chap.459 |
Sep 28, 2021 | delivered to governor |
May 12, 2021 | returned to senate passed assembly |
May 04, 2021 | ordered to third reading cal.234 substituted for a443 |
May 04, 2021 | substituted by s391 |
Apr 29, 2021 | advanced to third reading cal.234 |
Apr 28, 2021 | reported |
Feb 24, 2021 | reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 06, 2021 | referred to local governments |
assembly Bill A443
Signed By GovernorSponsored By
PAULIN
Current Bill Status Via S391 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Sandy Galef
William Magnarelli
Donna Lupardo
Steven Englebright
Multi-Sponsors
Kevin Cahill
William Colton
N. Nick Perry
A443 (ACTIVE) - Details
A443 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of solar thermal, photovoltaics, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal, farm waste electric generating equipment, and fuel cells.
A443 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 443 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, MAGNARELLI, LUPARDO, ENGLEBRIGHT, OTIS, GOTTFRIED, THIELE, JACOBSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CAHILL, COLTON, PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the town law and the village law, in relation to requir- ing local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of certain renewable and alternative energy sources THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 263 of the town law, as amended by chapter 602 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: § 263. Purposes in view. Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers; to promote health and general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to make provision for, so far as conditions may permit, the accommodation of [solar energy systems and equipment and access to sunlight necessary therefor] SOLAR THERMAL, PHOTOVOLTAICS, WIND, HYDRO- ELECTRIC, GEOTHERMAL ELECTRIC, GEOTHERMAL GROUND SOURCE HEAT, TIDAL ENERGY, WAVE ENERGY, OCEAN THERMAL, FARM WASTE ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (E) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIXTY-SIX-J OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, AND FUEL CELLS; to facilitate the practice of forestry; to facilitate the adequate provision of transpor- tation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. Such regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, as to the character of the district and its peculiar suit- ability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout such municipality. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets