Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 09, 2023 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.757 substituted for a4911 |
Jun 09, 2023 |
substituted by s7081 |
Jun 08, 2023 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.757 rules report cal.757 reported reported referred to rules |
May 23, 2023 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Feb 24, 2023 |
referred to agriculture |
Assembly Bill A4911
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KELLES
Current Bill Status Via S7081 - Passed Assembly
- 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
co-Sponsors
Angelo Santabarbara
Albert A. Stirpe
Jonathan Jacobson
Steven Raga
2023-A4911 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A4911 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4911 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 24, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to estab- lishing the agrivoltaics research program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 151-j to read as follows: § 151-J. AGRIVOLTAICS RESEARCH PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED THE AGRIVOLTAICS RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO FACILITATE THE CO-LOCATION OF CROPS AND PHOTOVOLTAICS WHILE PROMOTING THE BIODIVERSITY OF ENDEMIC FLORA AND FAUNA. IN DEVELOPING THE PROGRAM, THE NEW YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES, AS NAMED PURSUANT TO SECTION FIFTY- SEVEN HUNDRED TWELVE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, SHALL CONDUCT, SUPPORT, AND DEVELOP TECHNOLOGIES AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, ALONG WITH VERIFICATIONS SYSTEMS TO FACILITATE THE SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT CO-LOCATION OF CROPS AND PHOTOVOLTAICS. 2. SUBJECT TO AVAILABLE APPROPRIATIONS, THE PROGRAM SHALL CONSIDER, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: CROP VARIETALS AND/OR LIVESTOCK SUITABLE FOR AGRIVOLTAICS; SITING DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS AND ARRAY INSTALLATION TECHNIQUES COMPATIBLE WITH AGRICULTURAL CO-LOCATION AND/OR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; AND INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL AND ROBOTIC TECH- NOLOGIES. THE PROGRAM SHALL ALSO CONCOMITANTLY CONSIDER SOCIO-ECONOMICS IN THE FORMATION OF RESEARCH TRIALS AND PUBLISHED RECOMMENDATIONS. THE PROGRAM SHALL CONDUCT AND DEMONSTRATE SUCCESSFUL CROPPING AND/OR LIVE- STOCK SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN PILOT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT SUCH RESEARCH ON THE STATE'S AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS, AND OTHER LOCATIONS DEEMED SUITABLE FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO EVALUATE, DETER- MINE, AND RECOMMEND STRATEGIES TO ENABLE AGRIVOLTAICS. THE CORNELL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08775-02-3
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