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S08849 Summary:

BILL NOS08849 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09364

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SPONSORSTEC

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §184, Exec L

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Enacts the regional equity in policy implementation act; establishes a regional impact assessment framework; requires a ten-point regional impact test for statewide climate, energy, and infrastructure policies.

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BILL NOS08849 

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01/09/2026REFERRED TO BUDGET AND REVENUE

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8849

 IN SENATE

 January 9, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. STEC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing a
 regional impact assessment framework and requiring a ten-point
 regional impact test for statewide climate, energy, and infrastructure
 policies

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

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "regional
 2 equity in policy implementation act".
 3 § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature finds that New
 4 York State's diverse regions including the North Country, Capital
 5 Region, Mohawk Valley, Central New York, Southern Tier, Western New
 6 York, the Hudson Valley, New York City, and Long Island face signif-
 7 icantly different economic capacities, infrastructure realities, and
 8 readiness levels for transition to the green economy.
 9 While certain regions of the state possess robust and modernized elec-
 10 trical grids and transportation infrastructure, other areas particularly
 11 rural and upstate regions--experience aging or unreliable utility
 12 systems, reduced tax bases, unique geographic constraints, and
 13 disproportionate implementation costs.
 14 Statewide mandates and programs often assume uniform readiness and
 15 capacity across all regions, unintentionally creating inequitable
 16 burdens and slowing progress toward statewide climate and sustainability
 17 goals.
 18 Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that state-
 19 wide policies recognize these regional differences by establishing a
 20 standardized 10-point regional impact test to evaluate the feasibility,
 21 cost, and equity implications of proposed laws, regulations, and capital
 22 programs.
 23 § 3. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 184 to read
 24 as follows:
 25 § 184. Regional impact assessment framework. 1. For the purposes of
 26 this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14186-01-5

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 1 (a) "policy" shall mean any statewide legislation, regulatory action,
 2 program design, or funding mandate involving climate, energy, infras-
 3 tructure, economic development, or municipal obligations.
 4 (b) "test" shall mean the ten-point regional impact test developed
 5 under this section.
 6 2. The division of the budget, in consultation with the department of
 7 public service, the department of environmental conservation, the New
 8 York state energy research and development authority, and the empire
 9 state development corporation, shall:
 10 (a) develop and maintain a regional impact assessment framework appli-
 11 cable to statewide policies; and
 12 (b) define no less than ten regions of the state.
 13 3. Any policy proposed within the state shall be accompanied by:
 14 (a) a ten-point regional impact test, unless expressly exempted by
 15 law; and
 16 (b) a publicly available report based on the ten-point regional impact
 17 test which shall include, but not be limited to:
 18 (i) regional disparities identified and taken into account;
 19 (ii) strategies which support regions with lower capacity or read-
 20 iness;
 21 (iii) demonstrations that regions are not disproportionately burdened
 22 in cost, compliance, or infrastructure requirements;
 23 (iv) any data supporting the regional impact test's results; and
 24 (v) detailed