New York S 1886: Requires solar facilities to conspicuously post safety data sheets in areas that may be accessed by emergency responders in the case of a fire or other emergency

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S01886 Summary:

BILL NOS01886 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03832

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SPONSORWALCZYK

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §66-x, Pub Serv L

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Requires solar facilities to conspicuously post safety data sheets in areas that may be accessed by emergency responders in the case of a fire or other emergency.

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 1886

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring solar
 facilities to conspicuously post safety data sheets in areas that may
 be accessed by emergency responders in the case of a fire or other
 emergency

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

 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 66-x to read as follows:
 3 § 66-x. Solar facility safety. 1. For the purposes of this section,
 4 the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 5 (a) "Solar facility" means an electric generating facility, as defined
 6 by section five hundred seventy-five-a of the real property tax law, or
 7 portion thereof, that collects, converts, or stores solar energy for the
 8 generation of electricity with the use of solar thermal and/or photovol-
 9 taic technologies.
 10 (b) "Safety data sheet" means the document containing information and
 11 instructions for safe use and potential hazards associated with partic-
 12 ular chemicals and materials that is approved by the federal Occupa-
 13 tional Safety and Health Administration.
 14 2. Every solar facility in the state shall have the safety data sheet
 15 conspicuously posted in any area on such solar facility that would like-
 16 ly be accessed by emergency responders in the case of a fire or other
 17 emergency.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05498-01-5

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