New York A 6955: Relates to the reimbursement of certain certification examination fees

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A06955 Summary:

BILL NOA06955C

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SAME ASSAME AS S07197-B

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SPONSORWilliams

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COSPNSRFall, Buttenschon, Colton, Yeger, Pirozzolo, Beephan, Novakhov, Friend, McDonough, Gray, Brown E,
 Tannousis, Brook-Krasny, Raga, Kassay, Hunter, Griffin, Simpson, Gallahan, Blumencranz, Norber,
 Miller, Sempolinski, Ra, DeStefano, Chang, Smith, Slater, Weprin, Braunstein, Rozic, Cook, Sayegh,
 Taylor, Brabenec, Chludzinski, Bailey, Manktelow, Hawley, Hevesi, Berger, Kay, Hooks, Hyndman,
 Vanel, Rajkumar, Giglio, Alvarez, Anderson, Pheffer Amato, Lavine, Cashman, Lucas, Conrad, Burdick,
 Angelino, Dinowitz

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §74-c, Pub Serv L; amd §§104.1.2 & 104.2, NYC Ad Cd; amd §263, Town L; amd §7-704, Vil L

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Directs the department of public service to promulgate rules, regulations and model policies regarding setback requirements for the siting of battery energy storage systems; requires minimum setback requirements for commercial energy storage systems, with a capacity of three megawatts or greater, of no less than seven hundred fifty feet from residential property and no less than three hundred feet from residential property located in a city with a population of one million or more inhabitants; requires public hearings prior to the approval of an application for a permit for such systems.

Go to top A06955 Actions:

BILL NOA06955C

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03/18/2025referred to energy

04/01/2025amend (t) and recommit to energy

04/01/2025print number 6955a

01/07/2026referred to energy

01/16/2026amend (t) and recommit to energy

01/16/2026print number 6955b

02/09/2026amend and recommit to energy

02/09/2026print number 6955c

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6955--C

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS, FALL, BUTTENSCHON, COLTON, YEGER,
 PIROZZOLO, BEEPHAN, NOVAKHOV, FRIEND, McDONOUGH, GRAY, E. BROWN,
 TANNOUSIS, BROOK-KRASNY, RAGA, KASSAY, HUNTER, GRIFFIN, SIMPSON,
 GALLAHAN, BLUMENCRANZ, NORBER, MILLER, SEMPOLINSKI, RA, DeSTEFANO,
 CHANG, SMITH, SLATER, WEPRIN, BRAUNSTEIN, ROZIC, COOK, SAYEGH, TAYLOR,
 BRABENEC, CHLUDZINSKI, BAILEY, MANKTELOW, HAWLEY -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Energy -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy in accordance with
 Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again
 reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as
 amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, the New York city fire code, the
 town law and the village law, in relation to setback requirements
 relating to the siting of battery energy storage systems

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

 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 74-c to read as follows:
 3 § 74-c. Municipal assistance. 1. The department, in coordination with
 4 the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission, the New
 5 York state energy research and development authority, and the department
 6 of state, shall prepare and make available to municipalities, informa-
 7 tion relating to the siting of battery energy storage systems with a
 8 capacity over three megawatts, including, but not limited to, model
 9 local laws, regulations, or ordinances related to, setback requirements
 10 which shall be at least seven hundred fifty feet from a dwelling, house,
 11 farm building, or school building that is actually occupied or used and
 12 for a city with a population of one million or more inhabitants such
 13 setback requirement shall be at least three hundred feet from a dwell-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10952-06-6

 A. 6955--C 2

 1 ing, house, farm building, or school building that is actually occupied
 2 or used. Such setback req