New York S 5007: Enacts the dark skies protection act

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S05007 Summary:

BILL NOS05007 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORHOYLMAN-SIGAL

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COSPNSRKRUEGER, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PALUMBO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 18 Title 1 §§18-0101 - 18-0103, Title 2 §§18-0201 - 18-0203, Title 3 §18-0301, Title 4 §18-0401,
Title 5 §18-0501, Art 71 Title 45 §§71-4501 - 71-4503, En Con L

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Regulates outdoor night lighting to preserve and enhance the state's dark sky.

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BILL NOS05007 

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02/18/2025REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 5007

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. HOYLMAN-SIGAL, KRUEGER, MAY, MAYER, MYRIE, PALUMBO
 -- 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
 enacting the dark skies protection act

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "dark skies protection act".
 3 § 2. The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a new
 4 article 18 to read as follows:
 5 ARTICLE 18
 6 LIGHT POLLUTION CONTROL
 7 Title 1. Short title, declaration of purpose, general definitions.
 8 2. Lighting fixtures.
 9 3. Exemptions.
 10 4. Preemption.
 11 5. Department responsibility.
 12 TITLE 1
 13 SHORT TITLE, DECLARATION OF PURPOSE, GENERAL DEFINITIONS
 14 Section 18-0101. Short title.
 15 18-0102. Declaration of purpose.
 16 18-0103. General definitions.
 17 § 18-0101. Short title.
 18 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "dark skies
 19 protection act".
 20 § 18-0102. Declaration of purpose.
 21 The purpose of this article is to regulate outdoor night lighting to
 22 preserve and enhance the state's dark sky while promoting safety for
 23 people, birds, and other wildlife, conserving energy and reducing our

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03222-01-5

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 1 carbon footprint, and preserving the aesthetic qualities of the night
 2 sky.
 3 § 18-0103. General definitions.
 4 For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall mean:
 5 1. "Outdoor lighting fixture" means an outdoor artificial illuminating
 6 device, whether permanent or portable, used for illumination or adver-
 7 tisement, including but not limited to searchlights, spotlights, and
 8 floodlights, whether for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting,
 9 landscape lighting, billboards or street lighting.
 10 2. "Shielded" means a fixture that is shielded in such a manner that
 11 light rays emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or
 12 indirectly from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane
 13 running through the lowest point on the fixture where light is emitted.
 14 3. "Municipality" shall mean a county, city, town, or village.
 15 4. "Governing board" includes the board of supervisors of a county,
 16 the town board of a town, the common council of a city, and the board of
 17 trustees of a village.
 18 TITLE 2
 19 LIGHTING FIXTURES
 20 Section 18-0201. Shielding of outdoor lighting fixtures.
 21 18-0202. Nonconforming lighting fixtures.
 22 18-0203. Outdoor recreational facilities.
 23 § 18-0201. Shielding of outdoor lighting fixtures.
 24 All outdoor lighting fixtures shall be shielded after January first,
 25 two thousand twenty-eight, including but not limited to outdoor lighting
 26 fixtures installed at residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal
 27 buildings and structures.
 28 § 18-0202. Nonconforming lighting fixtures.
 29 1. In addition to other exemptions provided in this article, outdoor
 30 lighting fixtures not in compliance with the provisions of this article
 31 shall be allowed, provided that such fixtures are extinguished by an
 32 automatic or manual shutoff device between the hours of e