New York S 9344: Prohibits the issuing of major renewable energy and major electric transmission facility siting permits in designated grassland bird conservation centers

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S09344 Summary:

BILL NOS09344 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09639

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSR

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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 NOS09344 

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03/03/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9344

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations

 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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