New York S 8095: Designates the Montauk Point shoals as an important bird area, and directs the commissioner of environmental conservation to designate such area as part of the New York state bird conservation area program

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S08095 Summary:

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHARCKHAM

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COSPNSRASHBY

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §139, Pub Serv L

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Requires a mitigation ratio of three acres of mitigation for every acre of occupied grassland bird breeding habitat and one acre of mitigation for every acre of grassland bird wintering habitat included in a major electric transmission facility siting permit.

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05/15/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8095

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 15, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 siting permits
 for grassland bird breeding habitats or grassland bird wintering habi-
 tats

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

 1 Section 1. Section 139 of the public service law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
 3 2-a. If a major electric transmission facility siting permit is
 4 proposed for a site which is grassland bird breeding habitat or grass-
 5 land bird wintering habitat within a department of environmental conser-
 6 vation designated grassland bird conservation center, ORES shall require
 7 a mitigation ratio of three acres of mitigation for every acre of occu-
 8 pied grassland bird breeding habitat and one acre of mitigation for
 9 every acre of grassland bird wintering habitat determined to be taken.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 11 the amendments to section 139 of the public service law made by section
 12 one of this act shall not affect the repeal of such section and shall be
 13 deemed repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07808-01-5

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