Assembly Actions -
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May 15, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S8095
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 40th 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-S8095 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3959
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §139, Pub Serv L
2025-S8095 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8095 SPONSOR: HARCKHAM TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to siting permits for grassland bird breeding habitats or grassland bird wintering habi- tats PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill provides for mitigation of habitat of grassland birds in DEC- designated grassland bird conservation centers when siting solar farms or other electric transmission facilities. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 modifies Public Service Law 139 by adding a new subdivision 2-a to provide for three acres of mitigation for every acre of occupied grassland bird breeding habitat and one acre of mitigation for every acre of grassland bird wintering habitat taken for siting an electric transmission facility inside of a DEC-designated grassland bird conser-
2025-S8095 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8095 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 15, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to siting permits for grassland bird breeding habitats or grassland bird wintering habi- tats THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 139 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. IF A MAJOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITY SITING PERMIT IS PROPOSED FOR A SITE WHICH IS GRASSLAND BIRD BREEDING HABITAT OR GRASS- LAND BIRD WINTERING HABITAT WITHIN A DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSER- VATION DESIGNATED GRASSLAND BIRD CONSERVATION CENTER, ORES SHALL REQUIRE A MITIGATION RATIO OF THREE ACRES OF MITIGATION FOR EVERY ACRE OF OCCU- PIED GRASSLAND BIRD BREEDING HABITAT AND ONE ACRE OF MITIGATION FOR EVERY ACRE OF GRASSLAND BIRD WINTERING HABITAT DETERMINED TO BE TAKEN. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that the amendments to section 139 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07808-01-5
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