Senate Bill S2956

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop a clean energy outreach and community planning program

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2023-S2956 - Details

Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 Title 9-C §§1910 - 1914, Pub Auth L

2023-S2956 - Summary

Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop a clean energy outreach and community planning program.

2023-S2956 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2956 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2956
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 authorities law, in relation to authorizing
   the New York state energy research and development authority to devel-
   op a clean energy outreach and community planning program; and provid-
   ing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Article  8  of  the  public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new title 9-C to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 9-C
           CLEAN ENERGY OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PLANNING PROGRAM
 SECTION 1910. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
         1911. DEFINITIONS.
         1912. POWERS AND DUTIES.
         1913. FUNDING.
         1914. REPORTING.
   § 1910. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. 1. FINDINGS. THE
 LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES, AND DECLARES:
   (A) NEW YORK WILL NEED TO ACCELERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE ENER-
 GY PROJECTS, BOTH LARGE-SCALE AND DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS,  IN  ORDER
 TO  ACHIEVE  THE  MANDATES  OF THE NEW YORK STATE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND
 COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT ENACTED AS CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SIX OF THE  LAWS
 OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN (THE "CLCPA").
   (B)  IN  ADDITION TO THE AUTHORITY'S PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS AND IMPROVED
 STATE PERMITTING PROCESSES, RENEWABLE ENERGY  PROJECTS  REQUIRE  COLLAB-
 ORATION  BETWEEN  HOST  COMMUNITIES  AND  RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPERS IN
 ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFULLY AND APPROPRIATELY SITED AND CONSTRUCTED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01444-01-3
 S. 2956                             2
 
              

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2023-S2956A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 8 Title 9-C §§1910 - 1914, Pub Auth L

2023-S2956A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the New York state energy research and development authority to develop a clean energy outreach and community planning program.

2023-S2956A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2956A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2956--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and  the  executive  law,  in
   relation  to authorizing the New York state energy research and devel-
   opment authority to develop a  clean  energy  outreach  and  community
   planning program; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Article 8 of the  public  authorities  law  is  amended  by
 adding a new title 9-C to read as follows:
                                 TITLE 9-C
           CLEAN ENERGY OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PLANNING PROGRAM
 SECTION 1910. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
         1911. DEFINITIONS.
         1912. POWERS AND DUTIES.
         1913. FUNDING.
         1914. REPORTING.
   § 1910. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. 1. FINDINGS. THE
 LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES, AND DECLARES:
   (A) NEW YORK WILL NEED TO ACCELERATE THE DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE ENER-
 GY  PROJECTS,  BOTH LARGE-SCALE AND DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEMS, IN ORDER
 TO ACHIEVE THE MANDATES OF THE NEW YORK  STATE  CLIMATE  LEADERSHIP  AND
 COMMUNITY  PROTECTION ACT ENACTED AS CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED SIX OF THE LAWS
 OF TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN (THE "CLCPA").
   (B) IN ADDITION TO THE AUTHORITY'S PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS  AND  IMPROVED
 STATE  PERMITTING  PROCESSES,  RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS REQUIRE COLLAB-
 ORATION BETWEEN HOST COMMUNITIES  AND  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  DEVELOPERS  IN
 ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFULLY AND APPROPRIATELY SITED AND CONSTRUCTED.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01444-05-3
              

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