New York A 5908: Relates to consecutive sentencing for certain convictions

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A05908 Summary:

BILL NOA05908 

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SAME ASSAME AS S03671

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SPONSORGallahan

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COSPNSRLemondes, Hawley, Brown E, Simpson, Manktelow, Blankenbush, Morinello, Bologna, Gandolfo, Friend,
 Angelino, Norber, Sempolinski, Brabenec, Chang

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§142 & 144, add §§142-a & 149, Pub Serv L; add §5-338, Gen Ob L; add Art 45-A §§1510 - 1512, Gen Bus L

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Authorizes local municipalities and political subdivisions to have final say on if a renewable energy power plant can be sited in such municipalities' or political subdivisions' jurisdiction; establishes conflict of interest standards for approving the siting of a renewable energy power plant in a local municipality or political subdivision; requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmissions establish a database to collect and display host agreements and land contracts for renewable energy power plants; establishes contract standards concerning the forfeiture of mineral rights for the siting of renewable energy power plants; regulates the conduct of businesses engaged in the conduct of selling renewable energy power plants.

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BILL NOA05908 

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02/24/2025referred to energy

01/07/2026referred to energy

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Go to topA05908 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5908

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Energy

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, the general obligations law and
 the general business law, in relation to regulating the placement of
 renewable energy sources on public and private land; and providing for
 the repeal of certain provisions upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 142 of the public service law, as
 2 added by section 11 of part O of chapter 58 of the laws of 2024, is
 3 amended to read as follows:
 4 3. For any municipality, political subdivision or an agency thereof
 5 that has received notice of the filing of an application, pursuant to
 6 regulations promulgated in accordance with this article, the munici-
 7 pality or political subdivision or agency thereof shall within the time-
 8 frames established by this subdivision submit a statement to ORES indi-
 9 cating whether the proposed project is designed to be sited, constructed
 10 and operated in compliance with applicable local laws and regulations,
 11 if any, concerning the environment, or public health and safety. In the
 12 event that a municipality, political subdivision or an agency thereof
 13 submits a statement to ORES that the proposed project is not designed to
 14 be sited, constructed or operated in compliance with local laws and
 15 regulations [and ORES determines not to hold an adjudicatory hearing on
 16 the application, ORES shall hold a non-adjudicatory public hearing in or
 17 near one or more of the affected municipalities or political subdivi-
 18 sions. In any such adjudicatory hearing, ORES or the department, shall
 19 designate members of its staff to represent the public interest, includ-
 20 ing with respect to the application of local and state laws] such appli-
 21 cation shall be denied.
 22 § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 142-a
 23 to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08114-01-5

 A. 5908 2

 1 § 142-a. Prohibition on conflicts of interest. 1. No application shall
 2 be deemed completed if such application provides compensation or a host
 3 agreement to a local elected official of a municipality or political
 4 subdivision, government employee, or an immediate family member of such
 5 a local elected official or government employee.
 6 2. Where a municipality or political subdivision is to determine
 7 whether a proposed project is designed to be sited, constructed or oper-
 8 ated in compliance with applicable local laws and r