New York S 4571: Establishes a floating solar incentive and education program

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S04571 Summary:

BILL NOS04571B

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SAME ASSAME AS A06577-B

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRSANDERS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §1886, Pub Auth L

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Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to establish a floating solar incentive and education program to provide information and resources including technical assistance, access to industry standards, and financing available through the authority or other public or private sector sources, to municipalities, developers, builders, design professionals, and potential owners for the construction of floating solar.

Go to top S04571 Actions:

BILL NOS04571B

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02/07/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

02/25/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

03/06/2025AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

03/06/2025PRINT NUMBER 4571A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/06/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

05/26/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO FINANCE

05/26/2026PRINT NUMBER 4571B

06/01/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/01/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1456

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to ways and means

06/03/2026substituted for a6577b

06/03/2026ordered to third reading rules cal.395

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4571--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations -- reported favorably from said committee and committed to the
 Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with
 Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and
 committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill
 amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
 tee

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
 a floating solar incentive and education program

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

 1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 1886 to read as follows:
 3 § 1886. Floating solar incentive and education program. 1. As used in
 4 this section the term "floating solar" shall mean solar photovoltaic
 5 systems mounted on floating structures or platforms on the surface of a
 6 body of water, including but not limited to canals, lakes, reservoirs,
 7 and ponds.
 8 2. The authority shall establish and maintain a floating solar incen-
 9 tive and education program pursuant to standards and criteria promulgat-
 10 ed by the authority which shall provide information and resources
 11 including technical assistance, access to industry standards, and
 12 financing available through the authority or other public or private
 13 sector sources, to municipalities, developers, builders, design profes-
 14 sionals, and potential owners for the construction of floating solar.
 15 3. The program shall include, but shall not be limited to:
 16 (a) Grants for the development of floating solar on sites that are
 17 constructed on canals, reservoirs, commercial and industrial ponds, and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09075-05-6

 S. 4571--B 2

 1 any other artificially created body of water suitable for siting a
 2 floating solar project;
 3 (b) Identification of best practices and strategies for siting float-
 4 ing solar projects that protect the ecosystems of bodies of water;
 5 (c) Monitoring any impacts floating solar may have on water quality,
 6 water conservation, and algae control; and
 7 (d) Establishing and distributing educational materials and resources
 8 about siting, construction, maintenance, and available incentives on
 9 floating solar.
 10 4. All floating solar projects receiving grants pursuant to parag