New York A 11099: Enacts the "renewable energy project labor agreement act"; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof

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A11099 Summary:

BILL NOA11099 

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Add §224-g, Lab L; add §149, amd §66-p, Pub Serv L

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Enacts the "renewable energy project labor agreement act" in relation to requiring project labor agreements for renewable energy projects receiving state support; provides for the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof.

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04/24/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11099

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 24, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the public service law, in relation to
 requiring project labor agreements for renewable energy projects
 receiving state support; and providing for the repeal of certain
 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. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "renewable energy project labor agreement act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. 1. The legislature hereby finds
 4 and declares that New York's climate and clean energy mandates --
 5 including the requirement that at least seventy percent of statewide
 6 electric generation be produced by renewable energy systems by 2030 and
 7 that the electric system achieve zero emissions by 2040 -- require
 8 sustained and large-scale investment in renewable energy infrastructure
 9 and the workforce that builds it.
 10 2. The legislature further finds that the state's most recent land-
 11 based renewable energy solicitations, including the 2025 Tier 1 renewa-
 12 ble energy standard request for proposals, underscore both the scale and
 13 the speed of the build-out now underway, as developers seek to advance
 14 projects in time to qualify for federal tax incentives and to meet the
 15 state's clean energy standard goals. Analyses of clean energy
 16 construction workforces have identified high levels of job turnover,
 17 multiple short-term employers, and limited access to benefits in
 18 portions of the renewable energy construction sector, indicating a shor-
 19 tage of high-quality jobs rather than a shortage of workers.
 20 3. The legislature finds that project labor agreements on construction
 21 projects have been recognized as tools that can help ensure that
 22 projects are completed on time and on budget, with a trained and skilled
 23 workforce, while promoting labor-management cooperation, apprenticeship
 24 training, safety, and diversity in the construction trades.
 25 4. The legislature therefore declares it to be the policy of the state
 26 that construction work on renewable energy projects benefitting from

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14425-01-6

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 1 state programs, approvals, or financial assistance shall proceed under
 2 project labor agreements with bona fide building and construction trade
 3 labor organizations, and that such requirements should apply broadly to
 4 renewable energy projects, with particular attention to solar energy
 5 projects regardless of size, except for limited exclusions for small
 6 owner-occupied residential systems.
 7 5. It is the intent of the legislature to (a) establish a general
 8 requirement in the labor law that covered renewable energy projects
 9 operated or supported pursuant to state programs be constructed under
 10 project labor agreements; (b) integrate that requirement into the
 11 state's consolidated siting framework for major renewable energy facili-
 12 ties; and (c) require the public service commission to condition
 13 programs implemented under section sixty-six-p of the public service
 14 law, and related renewable energy procurement programs, on compliance
 15 with project labor agreement requirements.
 16 § 3. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 224-g to read as
 17 follows:
 18 § 224-g. Project l