senate Bill S6327A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
May 22, 2023 print number 6327a
May 22, 2023 amend (t) and recommit to finance
May 15, 2023 reported and committed to finance
Apr 14, 2023 referred to energy and telecommunications

Votes

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May 15, 2023 - Energy and Telecommunications committee Vote

S6327
6
3
committee
6
Aye
3
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: May 15, 2023

S6327 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7407
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §94-c, Exec L; amd §75-0103, En Con L

S6327 - Summary

Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 9,900 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2035, 15,800 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18,000 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20,000 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.

S6327 - Sponsor Memo

S6327 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6327
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to establishing new
   targets for offshore wind electricity generation

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 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:
   (b) "CLCPA targets" shall mean the public policies established in  the
 climate  leadership  and community protection act enacted in chapter one
 hundred six of the laws of two thousand nineteen, including the require-
 ment that a minimum of seventy percent of the statewide electric  gener-
 ation  be  produced  by renewable energy systems by two thousand thirty,
 that by the year two thousand  forty  the  statewide  electrical  demand
 system  will  generate  zero  emissions  and the procurement of at least
 [nine gigawatts] NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED MEGAWATTS of  offshore  wind
 electricity  generation  by  two  thousand thirty-five, AT LEAST FIFTEEN
 THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED MEGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION
 BY TWO THOUSAND FORTY, AT LEAST EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEGAWATTS OF  OFFSHORE
 WIND  ELECTRICITY  GENERATION  BY  TWO  THOUSAND FORTY-FIVE AND AT LEAST
 TWENTY THOUSAND MEGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY TWO
 THOUSAND FIFTY, 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 the amendments 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.
                                                            LBD10603-03-3

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S6327A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7407
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §94-c, Exec L; amd §75-0103, En Con L

S6327A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes new targets for offshore wind electricity generation; includes the requirements that there is at least 9,900 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2035, 15,800 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2040, at least 18,000 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2045 and at least 20,000 megawatts of offshore wind electricity generation by 2050.

S6327A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6327A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6327--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 14, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the
   Committee  on  Finance  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the executive law  and  the  environmental  conservation
   law,  in  relation to establishing new targets for offshore wind elec-
   tricity generation
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 2 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:
   (b) "CLCPA targets" shall mean the public policies established in  the
 climate  leadership  and community protection act enacted in chapter one
 hundred six of the laws of two thousand nineteen, including the require-
 ment that a minimum of seventy percent of the statewide electric  gener-
 ation  be  produced  by renewable energy systems by two thousand thirty,
 that by the year two thousand  forty  the  statewide  electrical  demand
 system  will  generate  zero  emissions  and the procurement of at least
 [nine gigawatts] NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED MEGAWATTS of  offshore  wind
 electricity  generation  by  two  thousand thirty-five, AT LEAST FIFTEEN
 THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED MEGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION
 BY TWO THOUSAND FORTY, AT LEAST EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEGAWATTS OF  OFFSHORE
 WIND  ELECTRICITY  GENERATION  BY  TWO  THOUSAND FORTY-FIVE AND AT LEAST
 TWENTY THOUSAND MEGAWATTS OF OFFSHORE WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY TWO
 THOUSAND FIFTY, 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.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10603-04-3
 S. 6327--A                          2
 

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