New York S 5208: Waives state's sovereign immunity to liability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and certain other federal acts

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S05208 Summary:

BILL NOS05208 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSCARCELLA-SPANTON

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2800, NYC Chart; add §137, Gen Muni L

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Requires community boards to provide public notice of any planned siting and construction of battery energy storage systems and to provide for annual inspections of such battery energy storage systems; defines "battery energy storage systems"; requires operators of such battery energy storage systems to submit to the requirements of community boards regarding notice and inspection requirements.

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BILL NOS05208 

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02/19/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

05/06/20251ST REPORT CAL.964

05/07/20252ND REPORT CAL.

05/08/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/13/2025COMMITTED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

05/07/20261ST REPORT CAL.992

05/11/20262ND REPORT CAL.

05/12/2026ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

06/05/2026COMMITTED TO RULES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5208

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter and the general municipal law,
 in relation to notice and inspection requirements for battery energy
 storage systems in a city with a population with one million or more

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs 20, 21 and 22 of subdivision d of section 2800
 2 of the New York city charter, paragraph 20 as amended by a vote of the
 3 people of the city of New York at the general election held in November
 4 1989 and paragraphs 21 and 22 as amended by section 3 of question 3 of
 5 local law number 211 of the city of New York for the year 2018, are
 6 amended and two new paragraphs 23 and 24 are added to read as follows:
 7 (20) Within budgetary appropriations for such purposes, disseminate
 8 information about city services and programs, process complaints,
 9 requests, and inquiries of residents of the community district; [and]
 10 (21) Conduct substantial public outreach, including identifying the
 11 organizations active in the community district, maintaining a list of
 12 the names and mailing addresses of such community organizations, and
 13 making such names and, with the consent of the organization, mailing
 14 addresses available to the public upon request; [and]
 15 (22) With assistance and support from the department of information
 16 technology and telecommunications, maintain a website that provides
 17 adequate public notice of upcoming meetings, minutes from past meetings
 18 for the past twelve months, and contact information for the board[.];
 19 (23) Provide public notice to residents of the community district of
 20 any planned siting and construction of battery energy storage systems,
 21 as defined by section one hundred thirty-seven of the general municipal
 22 law, or related facilities, systems, infrastructure, or substations of
 23 any scale and possessing any storage capacity, including, but not limit-
 24 ed to, those deploying lithium-ion batteries; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08264-01-5

 S. 5208 2

 1 (24) Provide for annual safety inspections of any battery energy stor-
 2 age systems, as defined by section one hundred thirty-seven of the
 3 general municipal law, and related facilities, systems, infrastructure,
 4 and substations of any scale and possessing any storage capacity,
 5 including, but not limited to, those deploying lithium-ion batteries,
 6 located in the community district.
 7 § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 137
 8 to read as follows:
 9 § 137. Battery energy storage systems; public notice and community
 10 board compliance. 1. For the purposes of this section, "battery energy
 11 storage system" shall mean one or more devices, assembled together,
 12 capable of storing energy