Relates to the development of uniform standards for the coloring of wind turbine rotor blades, to avoid or minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, any bird collisions arising from the siting, design, construction and operation of a major renewable energy facility utilizing wind turbines.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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933
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. GLICK, CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the development
of uniform standards for the coloring of wind turbine rotor blades
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 138 of the public service law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
(B-1) IN ADDITION TO THE UNIFORM STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE
SITING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF MAJOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
FACILITIES ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION,
THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVI-
RONMENTAL CONSERVATION UNIFORM STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE COLORING
OF WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADES. THE UNIFORM STANDARDS AND CONDITIONS
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE DESIGNED TO AVOID OR
MINIMIZE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PRACTICABLE, ANY BIRD COLLISIONS ARISING
FROM THE SITING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A MAJOR RENEWABLE
ENERGY FACILITY UTILIZING WIND TURBINES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
a determination has been made by the federal aviation administration to
allow for the coloring of wind turbine rotor blades; provided, however,
that:
(a) the office of renewable energy siting shall notify the legislative
bill drafting commission upon the occurrence of such determination made
by the federal aviation administration to allow for the coloring of wind
turbine rotor blades in order that the commission may maintain an accu-
rate and timely effective database of the official text of the laws of
the state of New York in furtherance of effecting the provisions of
section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of the public offi-
cers law; and
(b) the amendments to subdivision 1 of section 138 of the public
service law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal
of such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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