Requires renewable energy data resources provided by NYSERDA to include mapping of certain capital projects with a value of greater than one million dollars for purposes of providing public information on the viability of siting of solar energy arrays, major renewable energy facilities, or major electric transmission facilities.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7897
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 13, 2025
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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 public authorities law, in relation to requiring
renewable energy data resources to include mapping of certain capital
projects
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 1912 of the public authorities law
2 is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
3 (d) The renewable energy development data resources providing informa-
4 tion pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision shall also include
5 mapping of capital projects receiving over one million dollars of state
6 funding that have been approved or completed within the previous five
7 years of the effective date of this paragraph, for purposes of providing
8 public information related to the viability of siting solar energy
9 arrays, major renewable energy facilities, or major electric trans-
10 mission facilities on or near such capital projects. In developing such
11 map, the authority shall consult with the office of renewable energy
12 siting and empire state development corporation. The authority shall
13 produce such map within one year of the effective date of this paragraph
14 and shall update it no less than annually.
15 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
16 the amendments to subdivision 2 of section 1912 of the public authori-
17 ties law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of
18 such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11824-01-5
