New York A 11120: Relates to certain reforms for ORES oversight of siting of major renewable energy facilities and major electric transmission facilities

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A11120 Summary:

BILL NOA11120A

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORKay

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COSPNSRBores

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Amd §3-c, Pub Serv L

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Relates to transparency and other requirements for applications submitted to ORES for siting of major renewable energy and major electric transmission facilities.

Go to top A11120 Actions:

BILL NOA11120A

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04/24/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

05/17/2026amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions

05/17/2026print number 11120a

05/21/2026reported referred to ways and means

Go to topA11120 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS Chair:Braunstein 
DATE:05/21/2026AYE/NAY:24/0 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means BraunsteinAyeLemondesAye

CookExcusedBlankenbushAye

OtisAyeFriendAye

RozicAyeAngelinoAye

KimAyeJensenAye

DilanAyeBlumencranzAye

Pheffer AmatoAyeBaileyAye

CarrollAyeBeephanAye

FallAye

Gonzalez-RojasAye

ZinermanAye

TapiaAye

JacobsonAye

BoresAye

ShimskyAye

SimoneAye

ConradAye

LasherAbsent

Go to topA11120 Floor&nbspVotes:

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

Go to topA11120 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11120--A

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 24, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. KAY -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged,
 bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
 committee

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to certain reforms
 for ORES oversight of siting of major renewable energy facilities and
 major electric transmission facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 3-c of the public service law is
 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (g) to read as follows:
 3 (g) ORES shall maintain a centralized, publicly accessible online
 4 dashboard that shall contain up-to-date information on all projects
 5 pursuant to siting permits pending or approved under article eight of
 6 this chapter. Such dashboard shall include, at a minimum, for each such
 7 project:
 8 (i) name, location, and megawatt capacity;
 9 (ii) current status of such project;
 10 (iii) dates and status of all public comment periods and hearings;
 11 (iv) links to relevant public documents, including application materi-
 12 als, deficiency letters, responses, and determinations;
 13 (v) a summary of procedural milestones and anticipated timelines; and
 14 (vi) a tracker for the status of applications submitted pursuant to
 15 subdivision one of section one hundred forty-two and subdivision one of
 16 section one hundred forty-three of this chapter, which shall include,
 17 but not be limited to:
 18 (1) the date of submission;
 19 (2) the date of determination of completeness; and
 20 (3) if applicable, any notices and communications between ORES and the
 21 applicant, including extensions of the time period for a determination
 22 of application completeness.
 23 § 2. Section 3-c of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 24 subdivision 3 to read as follows:
 25 3. For any public comment hearing operated by ORES:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13519-05-6

 A. 11120--A 2

 1 (a) anyone who pre-registers to speak during the public comment
 2 portion shall be given at least two minutes to speak; and
 3 (b) the transcript of public comments shall be part of the administra-
 4 tive record.
 5 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 6 it shall have become a law; provided, however that the amendments to
 7 section 3-c of the public service law made by sections one and two of
 8 this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall expire
 9 and be deemed repealed therewith. Effective immediately, the addition,
 10 amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the
 11 implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be
 12 made and completed on or before such effective date.

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