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NY A06952

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/14/2021

Primary Sponsor

Deborah Glick

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Executive Law Section 94-c, Subdivision 3 to require the office to establish uniform standards for coloring wind turbine rotor blades in consultation with the Department of Environmental Conservation.

  • Standards must be designed to avoid or minimize bird collisions arising from siting, design, construction, and operation of major renewable energy facilities using wind turbines to the maximum extent practicable.

  • Takes effect 180 days after becoming law, with authorization for necessary rule and regulation amendments to be completed by the effective date.

Legislative Description

Relates to the development of uniform standards for the coloring of wind turbine rotor blades, to avoid or minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, any bird collisions arising from the siting, design, construction and operation of a major renewable energy facility utilizing wind turbines.

Last Action

ordered to third reading cal.227

1/5/2022

Committee Referrals

Energy4/14/2021

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