New York A 7539: Establishes a climate action cost council; limits the number of rules and regulations that may be promulgated annually regarding certain climate goals

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A07539 Summary:

BILL NOA07539 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05611

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SPONSORPalmesano

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §75-0104, amd §§75-0101, 75-0109 & 75-0103, En Con L; amd §51, Pub Serv L; amd §1855, Pub Auth L

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Establishes a climate action cost council; limits the number of rules and regulations that may be promulgated annually to meet CLCPA goals.

Go to top A07539 Actions:

BILL NOA07539 

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04/01/2025referred to environmental conservation

01/07/2026referred to environmental conservation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7539

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
 establishing a climate action cost council; and to amend the environ-
 mental conservation law, the public service law and the public author-
 ities law, in relation to limiting the number of rules and regulations
 that may be promulgated annually regarding certain climate goals

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

 1 Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 2 new section 75-0104 to read as follows:
 3 § 75-0104. Climate action cost council.
 4 1. There is hereby established a climate action cost council, which
 5 shall consist of nine members to be appointed as follows:
 6 a. one member appointed by the governor;
 7 b. two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 8 c. two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
 9 d. two members appointed by the minority leader of the senate; and
 10 e. two members appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
 11 2. The members shall always include individuals with expertise in
 12 issues relating to energy, environmental conservation, labor, public
 13 health and regulated industries, including, but not limited to housing,
 14 agriculture, construction, transportation and manufacturing.
 15 3. Council members shall receive no compensation for their services
 16 but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in
 17 the performance of their duties.
 18 4. Each member of the council shall be entitled to one vote. The coun-
 19 cil's approval of regulatory action pursuant to this article shall
 20 require a two-third vote of the council. No action shall be taken by the
 21 council unless there is a quorum, which shall at all times be a majority
 22 of the members of the council.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10088-02-5

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 1 5. Any vacancies on the council shall be filled in the manner provided
 2 for in the initial appointment.
 3 6. Prior to promulgation of any regulatory measure taken to ensure the
 4 attainment of the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits established
 5 pursuant to section 75-0107 of this article taking effect, such measure
 6 shall be approved by a two-thirds vote of the council.
 7 7. Each state agency shall notify the council of any regulatory meas-
 8 ure taken to ensure the attainment of the statewide greenhouse gas emis-
 9 sions limits established pursuant to section 75-0107 of this article no
 10 less than sixty days before the final adoption of a rule, regulation, or
 11 code. The council shall vote on such regulatory measure as soon as prac-
 12 ticable and no later than its next quarterly meeting after the council
 13 has been notified. No regulatory measures pursuant to this article shall
 14 take effect unless approved by the council.
 15 8. When determining whether to vote to approve a regulatory measure,
 16 council members shall consider:
 17 a. the cost, including, but not limited to, the cost to ratepayers and
 18 businesses across the state;
 19 b. the impact to the electrical grid, including, but not limited to,
 20 reliability and safety; and
 21 c. the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions associated with the r