Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 20, 2023 | referred to environmental conservation delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jan 30, 2023 | advanced to third reading |
Jan 25, 2023 | 2nd report cal. |
Jan 24, 2023 | 1st report cal.204 |
Jan 17, 2023 | referred to environmental conservation |
senate Bill S1918
Sponsored By
Rachel May
(D, WF) 48th Senate District
Current Bill Status - Passed Senate
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed/Vetoed by Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
John W. Mannion
(D) 50th Senate District
S1918 (ACTIVE) - Details
S1918 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1918 SPONSOR: MAY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to agreements related to renewable energy development rights on reforesta- tion areas PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to allow the state to provide leases or easements for siting or connecting renewable energy installations on portions of the state's forested lands. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new section 9-0508 to the environmental conservation law to allow the department to enter into agreements for the purpose of aiding in the siting and connectivity of renewable energy installations, as well as the transmission and distribution of electricity from those installations on state forest lands classified as reforestation lands.
S1918 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1918 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 17, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAY, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to agreements related to renewable energy development rights on refores- tation areas THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new section 9-0508 to read as follows: § 9-0508. AGREEMENTS RELATED TO RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ON REFORESTATION AREAS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC LANDS LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE DEPARTMENT MAY, IN ANY LANDS ACQUIRED BY THE STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9-0501 OF THIS TITLE, ENTER INTO AGREE- MENTS, SUCH AS LEASES OR EASEMENTS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AIDING IN THE SITING AND CONNECTIVITY OF RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLATIONS AND THE TRANS- MISSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY THEREFROM. SUCH INSTALLATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SOLAR POWER AND WIND POWER, UNDER SUCH TERMS AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND UPON SUCH CONDI- TIONS THAT THE EXERCISE OF SUCH AGREEMENT RIGHTS SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF SUCH REFORESTATION AREAS FOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY WERE ACQUIRED AND AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE OF ARTICLE FOURTEEN OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION. ANY AGREEMENT MADE AND ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF GENERAL SERVICES AND BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF SUCH OFFICE. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00421-01-3
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