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A10830 Summary:

BILL NOA10830A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORMcMahon

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COSPNSRMcDonald, Shrestha

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§139 & 143, Pub Serv L

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Provides that in the siting of new electric transmission facilities, priority shall be given to major electric transmission facilities that are proposed to be sited in existing rights-of-way including those owned by an electric corporation or distribution utility, or by the state, including any subdivision thereof, or a state public authority, for state highway or transportation purposes, and railroad corridors.

Go to top A10830 Actions:

BILL NOA10830A

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04/01/2026referred to energy

05/14/2026amend (t) and recommit to energy

05/14/2026print number 10830a

05/19/2026reported referred to rules

Go to topA10830 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ENERGY Chair:Barrett 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:12/5 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules BarrettAyeGrayNay

SantabarbaraAyeBlankenbushNay

DilanAyeManktelowNay

SternAyePirozzoloNay

AndersonAyeBolognaNay

RiveraAye

ConradAye

LucasAye

ShresthaAye

ClarkAye

DaisAye

JacobsonAye

Go to topA10830 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10830 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10830--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. McMAHON, McDONALD, SHRESTHA -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Energy -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the siting of new
 electric transmission facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subdivision 1 of section 139 of
 2 the public service law are relettered paragraphs (e) and (f) and a new
 3 paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
 4 (d) The uniform standards and conditions established pursuant to this
 5 section shall give priority, in accordance with any considerations
 6 relating to economic feasibility, engineering and design, electric
 7 system reliability and maintenance, and environmental protection as
 8 determined by ORES, to major electric transmission facilities that are
 9 proposed to be sited in existing rights-of-way including those owned by
 10 an electric corporation or distribution utility, or by the state,
 11 including any subdivision thereof, or a state public authority, for
 12 state highway or transportation purposes, and railroad corridors.
 13 § 2. Subdivisions 2 and 9 of section 143 of the public service law, as
 14 added by section 11 of part O of chapter 58 of the laws of 2024, are
 15 amended to read as follows:
 16 2. In addition to addressing uniform standards and conditions, the
 17 application for a siting permit with respect to a major electric trans-
 18 mission facility shall include, in such form as ORES may prescribe, the
 19 following information: (i) the location of the site or right-of-way;
 20 (ii) a description of the transmission facility to be built thereon;
 21 (iii) a summary of any studies which have been made of the environmental
 22 impact of the project, and a description of such studies; (iv) a state-
 23 ment explaining the public need for the facility; (v) copies of any
 24 studies of the electrical performance and system impacts of the facility
 25 performed by the state grid operator pursuant to its tariff; (vi) such
 26 other information as the applicant may consider relevant or ORES may by

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13020-06-6

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 1 regulation require; and (vii) a description of any reasonable alterna-
 2 tive location or locations for the proposed facility, a description of
 3 the comparative merits and detriments of each location submitted includ-
 4 ing existing electric corporation owned rights-of-way, state highways,
 5 and railroad corridors, and a statement of the reasons why the primary
 6 proposed location is best suited for the facility.
 7 9. For a major electric transmission facility that would be
 8 constructed substantially within existing rights-of-w