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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7898--A
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 -- 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:
1 Section 1. The economic development law is amended by adding a new
2 section 107 to read as follows:
3 § 107. Renewable energy and transmission siting considerations. Any
4 contract for new construction projects entered into, overseen, or
5 enforced by the department or the empire state development corporation
6 with a value of greater than or equal to five million dollars in state
7 funding participation shall include, to the greatest extent feasible,
8 siting of renewable energy systems as defined in section sixty-six-p of
9 the public service law, qualified energy storage systems as defined in
10 section seventy-four of the public service law, or electric major utili-
11 ty transmission facilities as defined in section one hundred twenty of
12 the public service law within the terms of construction of such project.
13 The department or the empire state development corporation may consult
14 with the New York state energy research and development authority, or
15 any other relevant agency or authority when considering the siting of
16 qualified energy storage systems, renewable energy systems and electric
17 major utility transmission facilities. If such a project cannot accommo-
18 date the siting of renewable energy systems, electric major utility
19 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.
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1 department or the empire state development corporation shall issue a
2 brief determination in writing including a description of the reasons
3 for the decision.
4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
