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Assembly Bill A2553

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the location of wind turbines on Lake Erie

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2025-A2553 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168, Pub Serv L; amd §15-0503, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5904

2025-A2553 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the location and construction of wind turbines on Lake Erie.

2025-A2553 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2553
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law and the environmental conserva-
   tion law, in relation to prohibiting the location of  wind turbines on
   Lake Erie
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 168 of the public service law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A. THE BOARD MAY NOT GRANT A CERTIFICATE  FOR  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OR
 OPERATION  OF ANY WIND TURBINE IN THE WATERS OF LAKE ERIE LOCATED WITHIN
 THE STATE AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF THE STATE.
   § 2. Section 15-0503 of the environmental conservation law is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  THE  DEPARTMENT  MAY  NOT GRANT A PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR
 OPERATION OF ANY WIND TURBINE IN THE WATERS OF LAKE ERIE LOCATED  WITHIN
 THE STATE AND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF THE STATE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05275-01-5

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