New York A 9639: Prohibits the issuing of major renewable energy and major electric transmission facility siting permits in designated grassland bird conservation centers

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A09639 Summary:

BILL NOA09639 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09344

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SPONSORWoerner

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COSPNSRWilliams, Buttenschon, McDonald, Conrad

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§138 & 139, Pub Serv L

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Prohibits the issuing of major renewable energy and major electric transmission facility siting permits in designated grassland bird conservation centers including, but not limited to, three such centers in Jefferson county, one center in Saint Lawrence county, the Oak-Orchard-Iroquois center, the Washington County Grasslands center, the Finger Lakes National Forest center and the Shawangunk Grasslands.

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BILL NOA09639 

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01/21/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9639

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2026
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 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting the
 issuing of major renewable energy and major electric transmission
 facility siting permits in designated grassland bird conservation
 centers

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

 1 Section 1. Section 138 of the public service law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no major renewable
 4 energy siting permit shall be issued for a site located in a department
 5 of environmental conservation designated grassland bird conservation
 6 center, including, but not limited to, three such centers in Jefferson
 7 county, one center in Saint Lawrence county, the Oak-Orchard-Iroquois
 8 center, the Washington County Grasslands center, the Finger Lakes
 9 National Forest center and the Shawangunk Grasslands.
 10 § 2. Section 139 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 11 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 12 7. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no major electric
 13 transmission facility siting permit shall be issued for a site located
 14 in a department of environmental conservation designated grassland bird
 15 conservation center, including, but not limited to, three such centers
 16 in Jefferson county, one center in Saint Lawrence county, the Oak-Orch-
 17 ard-Iroquois center, the Washington County Grasslands center, the Finger
 18 Lakes National Forest center and the Shawangunk Grasslands.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 20 the amendments made to sections 138 and 139 of the public service law
 21 made by sections one and two of this act shall not affect the repeal of
 22 such sections and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14504-01-6

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