Assembly Bill A9328A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires certain funds received by the New York state energy research and development authority that are related to renewables development on agricultural lands to be used for farmland protection programs

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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-A9328 - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §94-c, Exec L; add §99-pp, St Fin L

2021-A9328 - 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-A9328 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9328
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the  executive  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 farm-
   land protection programs

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  94-c of the executive law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. DISBURSEMENT OF MITIGATION PAYMENTS. THE OFFICE  SHALL  DIRECT  ANY
 FUNDS  RECEIVED  PURSUANT TO MITIGATION PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED
 IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION TO BE USED  FOR  FARMLAND
 PROTECTION  PROGRAMS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-FIVE-AAA OF THE AGRICUL-
 TURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the  amend-
 ments  to  section 94-c of the executive law made by section one of this
 act shall not affect the repeal of such  section  and  shall  be  deemed
 repealed therewith.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14036-02-1



              

2021-A9328A - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §94-c, Exec L; add §99-pp, St Fin L

2021-A9328A - 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-A9328A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9328--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2021-A9328B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §94-c, Exec L; add §99-pp, St Fin L

2021-A9328B (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-A9328B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9328--B
                                                            R. R. 139
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and  referred
   to  the  Committee  on  Ways and Means -- reported and referred to the
   Committee on Rules -- advanced to a third reading, passed by  Assembly
   and  delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsid-
   ered, bill amended, ordered reprinted,  retaining  its  place  on  the
   order of third reading
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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