Requires certain construction project contracts with a value of greater than or equal to five million dollars to include siting of solar energy arrays, major renewable energy facilities, or major electric transmission facilities.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7898
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 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:
1 Section 1. The economic development law is amended by adding a new
2 section 107 to read as follows:
3 § 107. Solar siting requirements. Any contract for new construction
4 projects entered into, overseen, or enforced by the department or the
5 empire state development corporation with a value of greater than or
6 equal to five million dollars in state funding participation shall
7 include, to the greatest extent feasible, siting of solar energy arrays,
8 major renewable energy facilities, or major electric transmission facil-
9 ities within the terms of construction of such project.
10 § 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
