Brown E, Morinello, Smullen, McDonough, Hawley, Lemondes
MLTSPNSR
Amd §§138 & 144, Pub Serv L
Requires the office of renewable energy siting to develop standards and conditions for the siting of certain large scale renewable energy systems; requires approval of municipalities to such siting plans.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4804
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 6, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring the
office of renewable energy siting to develop standards and conditions
for the siting of certain large scale renewable energy systems
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 138 of the public service law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 6. The uniform standards and conditions established pursuant to this
4 section shall be designed to avoid, minimize, or mitigate to the maximum
5 extent practicable, potential significant adverse impacts to land within
6 the Hudson River watershed area, with additional consideration for land
7 within an agricultural or conservation district or land that contains
8 mineral soil groups 1-4. The provisions of this subdivision shall not
9 apply in the consideration of any permits for siting, design,
10 construction, or operation of a major renewable energy facility for
11 which a completed application has been received by the office of renewa-
12 ble energy siting and electric transmissions prior to the adoption of
13 amended uniform standards and conditions consistent with this subdivi-
14 sion.
15 § 2. Section 144 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
16 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
17 5. ORES and the department shall not deem any site for qualified ener-
18 gy storage systems suitable without first consulting any municipalities
19 with jurisdiction over the potential build-ready site and obtaining such
20 municipalities' approval.
21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, the
22 amendments to article 8 of the public service law made by sections one
23 and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of such article and
24 shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06468-01-5
