New York S 7898: Requires certain construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or electric major utility transmission facilities

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S07898 Summary:

BILL NOS07898A

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SAME ASSAME AS A11237-A

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §107, Ec Dev L

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Requires certain construction project contracts with a value of greater than or equal to five million dollars to include siting of renewable energy systems, qualified energy storage systems, or major electric transmission facilities.

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BILL NOS07898A

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05/13/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/13/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

05/13/2026PRINT NUMBER 7898A

06/01/2026COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

06/01/2026ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1474

06/01/2026PASSED SENATE

06/01/2026DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

06/01/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7898--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 13, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to certain
 construction project contracts to include siting of renewable energy
 systems, qualified energy storage systems, or electric major utility
 transmission facilities

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

 1 Section 1. The economic development law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 107 to read as follows:
 3 § 107. Renewable energy and transmission siting considerations. Any
 4 contract for new construction projects entered into, overseen, or
 5 enforced by the department or the empire state development corporation
 6 with a value of greater than or equal to five million dollars in state
 7 funding participation shall include, to the greatest extent feasible,
 8 siting of renewable energy systems as defined in section sixty-six-p of
 9 the public service law, qualified energy storage systems as defined in
 10 section seventy-four of the public service law, or electric major utili-
 11 ty transmission facilities as defined in section one hundred twenty of
 12 the public service law within the terms of construction of such project.
 13 The department or the empire state development corporation may consult
 14 with the New York state energy research and development authority, or
 15 any other relevant agency or authority when considering the siting of
 16 qualified energy storage systems, renewable energy systems and electric
 17 major utility transmission facilities. If such a project cannot accommo-
 18 date the siting of renewable energy systems, electric major utility
 19 transmission facilities, or a qualified energy storage system, the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11820-03-6

 S. 7898--A 2

 1 department or the empire state development corporation shall issue a
 2 brief determination in writing including a description of the reasons
 3 for the decision.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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