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Senate Bill S1823

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires solar panels on installed light fixtures

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee

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2025-S1823 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.08, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S5305

2025-S1823 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires solar panels on installed light fixtures on all lands, including state parks and parkways, under the jurisdiction of the office.

2025-S1823 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1823 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1823
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
   Parks and Recreation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in
   relation to requiring solar panels on installed light fixtures

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
 amended by adding a new section 13.08 to read as follows:
   § 13.08 REQUIREMENT OF SOLAR PANELS ON LIGHT FIXTURES.    1.  NOTWITH-
 STANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW, THE OFFICE SHALL REQUIRE SOLAR
 PANELS ON ANY LIGHT FIXTURES INSTALLED ON  ALL  LANDS,  INCLUDING  STATE
 PARKS AND PARKWAYS, UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE OFFICE.
   2. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO:
   (A)  LIGHT FIXTURES THAT HAVE A HISTORIC DESIGN THAT THE OFFICE DETER-
 MINES SHALL BE UNDULY BURDENED BY SOLAR PANELS; AND
   (B) LIGHT FIXTURES THAT THE OFFICE DETERMINES DON'T  RECEIVE  ADEQUATE
 SUNLIGHT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TUNNELS AND UNDERPASSES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05087-01-5

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