New York S 9741: Enacts the "bird safe buildings act"

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S09741 Summary:

BILL NOS09741A

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SAME ASSAME AS A03180-A

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §148, Pub Bldg L

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Enacts the "bird safe buildings act" directing the commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain state-owned or state-leased buildings, and for other purposes; requires the commissioner to develop a design guide that includes features, methods and strategies, and best practices for reducing bird fatalities.

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BILL NOS09741A

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04/02/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

04/07/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

04/07/2026PRINT NUMBER 9741A

05/12/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9741--A

 IN SENATE

 April 2, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. KAVANAGH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
 ment Operations -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the public buildings law, in relation to directing the
 commissioner of general services to incorporate practices and strate-
 gies to reduce bird fatality resulting from collisions with certain
 state-owned buildings, and for other purposes

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "bird safe buildings act".
 3 § 2. The public buildings law is amended by adding a new section 148
 4 to read as follows:
 5 § 148. Use of bird-safe features, practices, and strategies in state-
 6 owned buildings. 1. As used in this section:
 7 (a) "state agency" means any state department, office, board, bureau,
 8 commission, agency, or any public authority or public benefit corpo-
 9 ration at least one of whose members is appointed by the governor;
 10 (b) "state-owned building" means any building owned by a state agency
 11 used for official state business; and
 12 (c) "state-leased building" means any building or portion of any
 13 building leased by a state agency for office, departmental, or residen-
 14 tial occupancy.
 15 2. The commissioner of general services shall incorporate features,
 16 practices, and strategies to reduce bird fatality resulting from colli-
 17 sions with state-owned buildings and, where practicable, state-leased
 18 buildings. Such features, practices and strategies shall be incorpo-
 19 rated for each building:
 20 (a) constructed;
 21 (b) acquired; or
 22 (c) of which more than fifty percent of the facade is substantially
 23 altered, as determined by the commissioner.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00085-02-6

 S. 9741--A 2

 1 3. The commissioner, in consultation with the department of environ-
 2 mental conservation, shall develop a design guide to carry out the
 3 provisions of subdivision two of this section that includes the follow-
 4 ing:
 5 (a) features for reducing bird fatality resulting from collisions with
 6 state-owned buildings and, where practicable, state-leased buildings,
 7 throughout all construction phases, taking into account the number of
 8 each such bird fatality that occurs at different types of state-owned
 9 buildings and, where practicable, state-leased buildings;
 10 (b) methods and strategies for reducing bird fatality resulting from
 11 collisions with state-owned buildings and, where practicable, state-
 12 leased buildings, during the operation and maintenance of such build-
 13 ings;
 14 (c) best practices for reducing bird fatality resulting from colli-
 15 sions with state-owned buildings and, where practicable, state-leased
 16 buildings, including but not limited to:
 17 (i) eliminating non-essential lighting during spring and fall
 18 migration;
 19 (ii) use of bird-safe film or other after-market products desig