Senate Bill S8066

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides a funding source for the agrivoltaics research program; and places a sunset on such 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-S8066 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8496
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §151-j, Ag & Mkts L; amd §2, Chap of 2023 (as proposed in S.7081 & A.4911)

2023-S8066 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that funding for the agrivoltaics research program shall come from appropriations made to the New York state college of agriculture and life sciences at Cornell university in chapter 53 of 2023 for the purpose of studying ecological impacts of agrivoltaics; places a sunset on such program of December 31, 2030.

2023-S8066 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8066 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8066
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  funding
   for  the agrivoltaics research program; to amend a chapter of the laws
   of 2023 amending the agriculture and markets law  relating  to  estab-
   lishing  the agrivoltaics research program, as proposed in legislative
   bills numbers S. 7081 and A. 4911, in relation  to  the  effectiveness
   thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 151-j of the agriculture and markets law, as  added
 by  a  chapter  of the laws of 2023 amending the agriculture and markets
 law relating to  establishing  the  agrivoltaics  research  program,  as
 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7081 and A. 4911, is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL BE FUNDED BY APPROPRIATIONS MADE AVAILABLE IN
 CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE TO THE  NEW
 YORK STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES AT CORNELL UNIVERSI-
 TY  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF STUDYING THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF AGRIVOLTAICS,
 AND ANY FUTURE APPROPRIATION MADE THEREAFTER FOR THE SAME PURPOSE.
   § 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2023 amending the  agricul-
 ture  and markets law relating to establishing the agrivoltaics research
 program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7081 and  A.  4911,
 is amended to read as follows:
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately AND SHALL EXPIRE AND BE
 DEEMED REPEALED ON DECEMBER 31, 2030.
   § 3. This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately,  provided,  however,
 section  one  of  this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
 same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2023  amending  the  agriculture
 and  markets  law  relating  to  establishing  the agrivoltaics research
 program, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 7081 and  A.  4911,
 takes effect.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08775-03-4

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