New York S 4408: Relates to agreements and easements related to renewable energy interconnection across reforestation areas

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S04408 Summary:

BILL NOS04408A

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SAME ASSAME AS A10483-A

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §9-0508, En Con L

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Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to enter into agreements or easements for the sole purpose of interconnection of renewable energy installations across reforestation areas where such installations are located outside such reforestation areas; provides that such agreements or easements shall not interfere with the operation of such reforestation areas for the purposes for which they were acquired.

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BILL NOS04408A

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02/04/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

04/29/20251ST REPORT CAL.769

04/30/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/01/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/11/2025PASSED SENATE

06/11/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/11/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

02/04/20261ST REPORT CAL.261

02/05/20262ND REPORT CAL.

02/09/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

02/26/2026PASSED SENATE

02/26/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

02/26/2026referred to environmental conservation

04/01/2026RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY

04/01/2026returned to senate

04/01/2026VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING

04/01/2026AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4408A

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4408--A
 Cal. No. 261

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 -- recommitted to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in
 accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said
 committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third
 reading, passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled,
 vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered
 reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 agreements and easements related to renewable energy interconnection
 across reforestation areas

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

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 9-0508 to read as follows:
 3 § 9-0508. Agreements and easements related to renewable energy intercon-
 4 nection.
 5 Notwithstanding any provisions of article seven of the public lands
 6 law to the contrary, the department may, in any lands acquired as
 7 reforestation areas by the state in accordance with section 9-0501 of
 8 this title, enter into agreements, including but not limited to leases,
 9 or easements, for the sole purpose of aiding in the interconnection of
 10 renewable energy installations located outside such lands and the trans-
 11 mission and distribution of electricity therefrom. Such interconnection
 12 rights shall not interfere with the operation of such reforestation
 13 areas for the purposes for which they were acquired and as defined in
 14 section three of article fourteen of the New York state constitution.
 15 Any agreement made and entered into pursuant to this section shall be
 16 recorded in the office of general services and be made available to the
 17 public on the official website of such office.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08654-04-6

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