New York S 2242: Relates to notice to the commander of a military station of certain municipal actions

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Establishes the task force on battery storage facility fire safety to collaborate with local governments, firefighters, and industry experts to develop new safety standards and best practices to protect neighborhoods, forests, and agricultural land in the state from dangerous battery storage facility fires.

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01/16/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

01/07/2026REFERRED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2242

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MATTERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

 AN ACT establishing the task force on battery storage facility fire
 safety; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expira-
 tion thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. There is hereby established the task force on battery stor-
 2 age facility fire safety. The purpose of the task force is to collab-
 3 orate with local governments, firefighters, and industry experts to
 4 develop new safety standards and best practices to protect neighbor-
 5 hoods, forests, and agricultural land in the state from dangerous
 6 battery storage facility fires.
 7 § 2. The task force shall consist of nine members as follows:
 8 (a) The president of the New York state energy research and develop-
 9 ment authority, or their designee;
 10 (b) One member to be appointed by the governor;
 11 (c) One member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 12 (d) One member to be appointed by the assembly minority leader;
 13 (e) One member to be appointed by the temporary president of the
 14 senate;
 15 (f) One member to be appointed by the senate minority leader;
 16 (g) One member to be appointed by the largest trade association
 17 representing battery storage operators in New York;
 18 (h) One member to be appointed by the largest trade labor association
 19 representing electrical workers in New York; and
 20 (i) One member to be appointed by the largest trade labor association
 21 representing firefighters in New York.
 22 § 3. The president of the New York state energy research and develop-
 23 ment authority, or their designee, shall be designated as the chair-
 24 person of the task force. The members of the task force shall serve

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03720-01-5

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 1 without compensation, except that members shall be allowed their neces-
 2 sary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties
 3 under this act.
 4 § 4. The task force shall be authorized to hold public hearings, and
 5 to consult with any organization, educational institution, or other
 6 government entity or person, to enable it to accomplish its duties. The
 7 task force shall hold at least one public hearing in the state for the
 8 purpose of soliciting public comment on battery storage facility fire
 9 safety.
 10 § 5. To effectuate the purposes of this act, the task force may
 11 request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau,
 12 commission, or other agency of the state or any state public authority
 13 such assistance, information, and data as will enable the task force to
 14 properly carry out its powers and duties hereunder.
 15 § 6. The task force shall develop best practices for fire safety,
 16 including but not limited to fire prevention, fire containment, and
 17 limiting the spread of toxic smoke, in battery storage facilities and in
 18 surrounding areas around where the facility is located.
 19 § 7. The task force shall issue a report of its findings and legisla-
 20 tive recommendations to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the
 21 assembly minority leader, the temporary president of the senate, the
 22 senate minority leader, the largest advocacy group represe