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Assembly Bill A10483A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to agreements and easements related to renewable energy interconnection across reforestation areas

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2025-A10483 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4408
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-0508, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6775
2021-2022: S659
2023-2024: S1918

2025-A10483 - Summary

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to enter into agreements or easements for the sole purpose of interconnection of renewable energy installations across reforestation areas where such installations are located outside such reforestation areas; provides that such agreements or easements shall not interfere with the operation of such reforestation areas for the purposes for which they were acquired.

2025-A10483 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10483
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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.
                                                            LBD08654-01-5

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2025-A10483A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4408
Current Committee:
Assembly Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §9-0508, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6775
2021-2022: S659
2023-2024: S1918

2025-A10483A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to enter into agreements or easements for the sole purpose of interconnection of renewable energy installations across reforestation areas where such installations are located outside such reforestation areas; provides that such agreements or easements shall not interfere with the operation of such reforestation areas for the purposes for which they were acquired.

2025-A10483A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10483--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. LUNSFORD, STECK, COLTON, SIMONE, CUNNINGHAM --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental  Conservation
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   agreements  and  easements related to renewable energy interconnection
   across reforestation 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 AND EASEMENTS RELATED TO RENEWABLE ENERGY INTERCON-
             NECTION.
   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE SEVEN OF  THE  PUBLIC  LANDS
 LAW  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY,  IN ANY LANDS ACQUIRED AS
 REFORESTATION AREAS BY THE STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH  SECTION  9-0501  OF
 THIS  TITLE, ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LEASES,
 OR EASEMENTS, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF AIDING IN THE  INTERCONNECTION  OF
 RENEWABLE ENERGY INSTALLATIONS LOCATED OUTSIDE SUCH LANDS AND THE TRANS-
 MISSION  AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY THEREFROM. SUCH INTERCONNECTION
 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.
                                                            LBD08654-05-6

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