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NY A03466
Bill
Status
1/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gabriella Romero
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AI Summary
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Requires the Empire State Plaza complex in Albany to be entirely powered, heated, and cooled by renewable energy systems within three years, with the Sheridan Avenue steam plant retired or converted to non-fossil fuel use
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Establishes an advisory committee including representatives from Albany neighborhoods (Arbor Hill, Sheridan Hollow), environmental justice organizations, renewable energy experts, labor organizations, and the mayor of Albany to guide the decarbonization plan
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Mandates completion of the Empire State Plaza decarbonization plan by January 31, 2026, with at least two public hearings required, including one in affected neighborhoods
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Permits emergency diesel generators to continue using non-renewable energy but authorizes conversion to renewables if feasible
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Requires all construction work on the project to use project labor agreements, prevailing wages, and domestically-produced components, while protecting existing public employees from displacement
Legislative Description
Enacts the "Renewable Capitol act"; requires the office of general services, in consultation with the power authority of the state of New York, to ensure that all operations that power, heat or cool the empire state plaza complex shall entirely use renewable energy systems; requires the office of general services to establish an advisory committee to advise the office of general services on the preparation, design and content of a plan for the use of renewable energy systems.
Last Action
print number 3466b
3/16/2026