Senate Bill S4955

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to requirements of developers of offshore wind renewable energy projects receiving state financial support for such projects

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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-S4955 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6400
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66-p, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S3540, A3788

2021-S4955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires developers of offshore wind renewable energy projects receiving state financial support for such projects to use New York-based manufacturers that have labor peace agreements with employees, ensuring uninterrupted supply of equipment for such projects.

2021-S4955 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4955
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to requirements of
   developers of offshore wind renewable energy projects receiving  state
   financial support for such projects

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 5 of section 66-p of the public  service  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  106  of  the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   5. (A) No later than July first, two thousand twenty-four, the commis-
 sion shall establish programs to require the procurement by the  state's
 load  serving entities of at least nine gigawatts of offshore wind elec-
 tricity generation by two thousand  thirty-five  and  six  gigawatts  of
 photovoltaic  solar  generation  by  two  thousand  twenty-five,  and to
 support three gigawatts of statewide  energy  storage  capacity  by  two
 thousand thirty.
   (B) THE COMMISSION AND THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
 MENT AUTHORITY SHALL NOT ENTER INTO ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER AGREEMENT WITH
 A  DEVELOPER  OF  AN  OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION PROJECT UNDER
 WHICH THE COMMISSION AND/OR THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND
 DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY  PROVIDE  SUPPORT  FOR  SUCH  PROJECT THROUGH THE
 PURCHASE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDITS OR THROUGH ANY OTHER FORM OF FINAN-
 CIAL SUPPORT, UNLESS SUCH DEVELOPER  SHALL  AGREE:  (I)  THAT  THE  WIND
 TURBINES  AND  EQUIPMENT  USED IN SUCH PROJECT SHALL BE MANUFACTURED AND
 PRODUCED IN NEW YORK STATE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT FEASIBLE; AND (II)  TO
 PROCURE  THE  WIND  TURBINES  AND  EQUIPMENT USED IN SUCH PROJECT FROM A
 MANUFACTURER OR MANUFACTURERS THAT SHALL HAVE A LABOR  PEACE  AGREEMENT,
 WITH  A  UNION  REPRESENTING  THE EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN SUCH MANUFACTURE,
 ENSURING THE UNINTERRUPTED SUPPLY OF SUCH WIND TURBINES AND EQUIPMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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