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Assembly Bill A7972A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires solar facilities to conspicuously post safety data sheets in areas that may be accessed by emergency responders in the case of a fire or other emergency

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2023-A7972 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7622
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-w, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3832, S1886

2023-A7972 - Summary

Requires solar facilities to conspicuously post safety data sheets in areas that may be accessed by emergency responders in the case of a fire or other emergency.

2023-A7972 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7972
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GRAY, BLANKENBUSH -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  requiring  solar
   farms  to  conspicuously  post safety data sheets in areas that may be
   accessed by emergency responders in the case of a fire or other  emer-
   gency

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 66-w to read as follows:
   §  66-W.  SOLAR FARM SAFETY.  1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
 FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "SOLAR FARM" MEANS AN ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY, AS DEFINED  BY
 SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED  SEVENTY-FIVE-A  OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, OR
 PORTION THEREOF, THAT COLLECTS, CONVERTS, OR STORES SOLAR ENERGY FOR THE
 GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY WITH THE USE OF SOLAR THERMAL AND/OR PHOTOVOL-
 TAIC TECHNOLOGIES.
   (B) "SAFETY DATA SHEET" MEANS THE DOCUMENT CONTAINING INFORMATION  AND
 INSTRUCTIONS  FOR SAFE USE AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH PARTIC-
 ULAR CHEMICALS AND MATERIALS THAT IS APPROVED  BY  THE  FEDERAL  OCCUPA-
 TIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
   2.  EVERY  SOLAR  FARM  IN  THE STATE SHALL HAVE THE SAFETY DATA SHEET
 CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN ANY AREA ON SUCH SOLAR FARM THAT WOULD LIKELY BE
 ACCESSED BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IN THE CASE OF A FIRE OR OTHER EMERGEN-
 CY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11973-01-3

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2023-A7972A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7622
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-w, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A3832, S1886

2023-A7972A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires solar facilities to conspicuously post safety data sheets in areas that may be accessed by emergency responders in the case of a fire or other emergency.

2023-A7972A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7972--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GRAY, BLANKENBUSH -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Energy -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  requiring  solar
   facilities  to conspicuously post safety data sheets in areas that may
   be accessed by emergency responders in the case of  a  fire  or  other
   emergency
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 66-w to read as follows:
   §  66-W.  SOLAR FACILITY SAFETY.  1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
 THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "SOLAR FACILITY" MEANS AN ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY, AS DEFINED
 BY SECTION FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE-A OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW,  OR
 PORTION THEREOF, THAT COLLECTS, CONVERTS, OR STORES SOLAR ENERGY FOR THE
 GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY WITH THE USE OF SOLAR THERMAL AND/OR PHOTOVOL-
 TAIC TECHNOLOGIES.
   (B)  "SAFETY DATA SHEET" MEANS THE DOCUMENT CONTAINING INFORMATION AND
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE USE AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH  PARTIC-
 ULAR  CHEMICALS  AND  MATERIALS  THAT IS APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL OCCUPA-
 TIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.
   2. EVERY SOLAR FACILITY IN THE STATE SHALL HAVE THE SAFETY DATA  SHEET
 CONSPICUOUSLY POSTED IN ANY AREA ON SUCH SOLAR FACILITY THAT WOULD LIKE-
 LY  BE  ACCESSED  BY EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IN THE CASE OF A FIRE OR OTHER
 EMERGENCY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11973-03-3

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