Assembly Actions -
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May 13, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S7898
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2025-S7898 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Economic Development Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §107, Ec Dev L
2025-S7898 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7898 SPONSOR: HINCHEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the economic development law, in relation to certain construction project contracts to include siting of solar energy arrays, major renewable energy facilities, or major electric transmission facil- ities PURPOSE: To promote renewable energy production and transmission siting as part of State economic development initiatives. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends economic development law to require that contracts for new construction entered into, overseen, or enforced by the depart- ment of economic development or empire state development corporation with a value of greater than $5M in State funding support shall include, to the greatest extent feasible, siting of solar energy arrays, major
2025-S7898 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7898 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to certain construction project contracts to include siting of solar energy arrays, major renewable energy facilities, or major electric trans- mission facilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The economic development law is amended by adding a new section 107 to read as follows: § 107. SOLAR SITING REQUIREMENTS. ANY CONTRACT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ENTERED INTO, OVERSEEN, OR ENFORCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WITH A VALUE OF GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO FIVE MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE FUNDING PARTICIPATION SHALL INCLUDE, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT FEASIBLE, SITING OF SOLAR ENERGY ARRAYS, MAJOR RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES, OR MAJOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACIL- ITIES WITHIN THE TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH PROJECT. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11820-02-5
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