New York A 277: Requires Richmond County to establish a hazards annex to the Richmond county emergency management plan for certain fixed energy storage facilities

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A00277 Summary:

BILL NOA00277 

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Requires Richmond County to establish a hazards annex to the Richmond county emergency management plan for certain fixed energy storage facilities to ensure that Richmond County is prepared to deal with the potential dangers, such as high-temperature chemical fires, associated with large scale energy storage facilities, including those placed or planned to be placed in assembly district 63.

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01/08/2025referred to cities

01/07/2026referred to cities

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 277

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PIROZZOLO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Cities

 AN ACT in relation to requiring Richmond county to establish a hazards
 annex to the Richmond county emergency management plan for certain
 fixed energy storage facilities; and providing for the repeal of such
 provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Richmond county is hereby directed to establish a hazards
 2 annex to the Richmond County Emergency Management Plan for fixed energy
 3 storage facilities housing lithium-ion batteries within 2 years of the
 4 effective date of this section. The hazards annex shall be applicable to
 5 energy storage facilities placed or planned to be placed in assembly
 6 district 63.
 7 § 2. Richmond county shall update emergency management plans concur-
 8 rently and in coordination with the Division of Homeland Securities'
 9 Disaster Preparedness Commission as it updates guidance on fixed energy
 10 storage facilities housing lithium-ion batteries, including those placed
 11 or planned to be placed in assembly district 63.
 12 § 3. Prior to the approval and issuance of any federal, state, and/or
 13 local government permits for any proposed energy storage facility hous-
 14 ing lithium-ion batteries in Richmond county, including those placed or
 15 planned to be placed in assembly district 63, the New York State Office
 16 of Fire Prevention and Control, the New York State Energy Research and
 17 Development Authority, and the Department of Environmental Conservation
 18 shall jointly inspect the site and shall approve its location to ensure
 19 that appropriate safety setbacks are being adhered to. Considerations
 20 for safety setbacks shall include, but not be limited to, major fire
 21 risks and release of hazardous fumes, as well as prevailing wind

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00913-01-5

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 1 patterns that could affect the spread of the fumes, due to fires at the
 2 proposed energy facility with respect to:
 3 a. Potential bystanders;
 4 b. Buildings and equipment not related to the energy storage facility;
 5 c. Schools and nursing homes;
 6 d. Shopping centers;
 7 e. Sports, athletic and other recreational facilities;
 8 f. Disadvantaged communities, especially the rural poor, and any
 9 potential displacement that could occur;
 10 g. Farmland;
 11 h. State parks;
 12 i. Wildlife; and
 13 j. Water tables, Watersheds, and Viewsheds.
 14 Considerations for safety setbacks shall also include ensuring compli-
 15 ance with New York City Fire Department Rule 3 RCNY 608-01, as well as
 16 compliance with applicable Federal Occupational Safety and Health Admin-
 17 istration standards, including but not limited to Hazardous Materials
 18 Standard 1910.119 and Toxic and Hazardous Substances Standard 1910.1200.
 19 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 20 deemed repealed December 31, 2034; provided, however, that section three
 21 of this act shall take effect upon completion of the hazards annex
 22 required pursuant to section one of this act; provided further, however,
 23 that the county executive of Richmond county shall notify the legisla-
 24 tive