New York S 4198: New York state climate action council

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S04198 Summary:

BILL NOS04198 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05104-A

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SPONSORGOUNARDES

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COSPNSRCOMRIE, SCARCELLA-SPANTON

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §75-0117, En Con L

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Requires a public engagement process to guide the investment of resources under the New York state climate leadership and community protection act to maximize the involvement of disadvantaged community members in the development of local clean energy and energy efficiency programs.

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BILL NOS04198 

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02/03/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4198

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 3, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. GOUNARDES, COMRIE, SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Environmental Conservation

 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the
 New York state climate action council

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

 1 Section 1. Section 75-0117 of the environmental conservation law, as
 2 added by chapter 106 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 75-0117. Investment of funds.
 4 1. State agencies, authorities and entities, in consultation with the
 5 environmental justice working group and the climate action council,
 6 shall, to the extent practicable, invest or direct available and rele-
 7 vant programmatic resources in a manner designed to achieve a goal for
 8 disadvantaged communities to receive forty percent of overall benefits
 9 of spending on clean energy and energy efficiency programs, projects or
 10 investments in the areas of housing, workforce development, pollution
 11 reduction, low income energy assistance, energy, transportation and
 12 economic development, provided however, that disadvantaged communities
 13 shall receive no less than thirty-five percent of the overall benefits
 14 of spending on clean energy and energy efficiency programs, projects or
 15 investments [and], provided; further that this section shall not alter
 16 funds already contracted or committed as of the effective date of this
 17 section, and provided, further that no resources described in this
 18 section shall be invested or directed before undergoing the public
 19 engagement process described in subdivision two of this section.
 20 2. State agencies, authorities, and entities shall design and imple-
 21 ment a public engagement process to guide the investment of available
 22 and relevant programmatic resources as described in subdivision one of
 23 this section. Such process shall be designed with the goal of maximizing
 24 the involvement of disadvantaged community members in the development of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06563-02-5

 S. 4198 2

 1 local clean energy and energy efficiency programs, projects, and invest-
 2 ments, including in the permitting, planning, and budgeting processes
 3 needed to implement such program, project, and investment decisions.
 4 Such public engagement process shall include, but not be limited to:
 5 (a) Coordination with local community-based organizations for the
 6 planning, execution, and advertisement of meetings, forums, surveys, and
 7 other opportunities for public input;
 8 (b) Sufficient lead time to advertise opportunities for public input
 9 before such opportunities occur;
 10 (c) Fair compensation for community-based organizations and individ-
 11 uals who help design, advertise, and execute on such opportunities, to
 12 the extent practicable;
 13 (d) A language access plan to engage non-English proficient members of
 14 a disadvantaged community in the public engagement process, including
 15 dedication of bilingual agency staff;
 16 (e) A plan to engage and accommodate individuals with disabilities by
 17 using tools such as, but not limited to, visual aids, open or closed
 18 captioning, large print an