New York S 6667: Relates to preventing fees from being charged for the issuance of certain license plates

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S06667 Summary:

BILL NOS06667 

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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Establishes the New York state energy storage siting task force to review the findings and recommendations of the Inter-Agency Fire Safety Working Group, summarize other current data and research and provide recommendations including any recommendations for where more data may be required.

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BILL NOS06667 

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03/19/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6667

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 19, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT establishing the New York state energy storage siting task force;
 and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
 of

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

 1 Section 1. Establishment and composition. 1. The department of public
 2 service shall convene an energy storage siting task force within ninety
 3 days of the effective date of this act, hereinafter "task force".
 4 2. The task force shall be composed of 15 members as follows:
 5 (a) the chair of the public service commission, or the chair's desig-
 6 nee, who shall be the chair of the task force;
 7 (b) the commissioner of environmental conservation, or their designee;
 8 (c) the chair of the New York state energy research and development
 9 authority, or their designee;
 10 (d) the commissioner of homeland security and emergency services, or
 11 their designee;
 12 (e) the secretary of state, or their designee;
 13 (f) the state fire administrator, or their designee;
 14 (g) five members appointed by the governor; and
 15 (h) four members appointed by the legislature, two of whom shall be
 16 appointed by the temporary president of the senate, two shall be
 17 appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
 18 3. Of the four members appointed to the task force by the temporary
 19 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, the temporary
 20 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall each
 21 appoint:
 22 (a) One member who has a background or expertise in fire safety and
 23 responding to and extinguishing fires; and
 24 (b) One member who represents a not-for-profit trade association
 25 representing the energy storage industry.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11056-02-5

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 1 4. Of the five members appointed to the task force by the governor,
 2 the governor shall appoint:
 3 (a) one member who has a background or expertise in clean energy
 4 siting; and
 5 (b) one member who has a background or expertise in building and fire
 6 codes.
 7 § 2. Compensation. The members of the task force shall receive no
 8 compensation for their services but shall be allowed their actual and
 9 necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant
 10 to this act.
 11 § 3. Meetings. The task force shall meet at such times and places as
 12 may be determined by its chair. The task force shall meet at a minimum
 13 of six times per year. A majority of the members of such council shall
 14 constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Action may be
 15 taken, and motions and resolutions adopted, at any meeting by the affir-
 16 mative vote of a majority of the full membership of the task force.
 17 § 4. Powers and duties. The task force shall:
 18 1. Review the findings and recommendations of the Inter-Agency Fire
 19 Safety Working Group, summarize other current data and research and
 20 provide recommendations including any recommendations for where more
 21 data may be required;
 22 2. Support any relevant state entity in any regulatory processes
 23 related to energy storage while the task force exists;
 24 3. Create and distribute materials to mu