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Senate Bill S7898A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires certain construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or electric major utility transmission facilities

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2025-S7898 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11237
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §107, Ec Dev L

2025-S7898 - Summary

Requires certain construction project contracts with a value of greater than or equal to five million dollars to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or major electric transmission facilities.

2025-S7898 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7898 - 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

2025-S7898A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11237
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Add §107, Ec Dev L

2025-S7898A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain construction project contracts with a value of greater than or equal to five million dollars to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or major electric transmission facilities.

2025-S7898A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7898A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7898--A
 
                        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  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
   cations in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the economic development law, in relation to certain
   construction project contracts to include siting of  renewable  energy
   systems,  qualified  energy storage systems, or electric major utility
   transmission 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. RENEWABLE ENERGY AND TRANSMISSION SITING CONSIDERATIONS.    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 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX-P OF
 THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, QUALIFIED ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, OR ELECTRIC MAJOR UTILI-
 TY  TRANSMISSION  FACILITIES AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY OF
 THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW WITHIN THE TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION OF SUCH PROJECT.
 THE DEPARTMENT OR THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION  MAY  CONSULT
 WITH  THE  NEW  YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, OR
 ANY OTHER RELEVANT AGENCY OR AUTHORITY WHEN CONSIDERING  THE  SITING  OF
 QUALIFIED  ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS, RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ELECTRIC
 MAJOR UTILITY TRANSMISSION FACILITIES. IF SUCH A PROJECT CANNOT ACCOMMO-
 DATE THE SITING OF RENEWABLE  ENERGY  SYSTEMS,  ELECTRIC  MAJOR  UTILITY
 TRANSMISSION  FACILITIES,  OR  A  QUALIFIED  ENERGY  STORAGE SYSTEM, THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11820-03-6

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