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NY A09027
Bill
Status
9/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Hawley
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the Siting Board from granting certificates for onshore or offshore industrial wind turbines or wind farms anywhere in New York State outside of New York City unless a certificate is simultaneously granted for a wind project within or adjacent to New York City
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Applies the same restriction to the Department of Environmental Conservation, barring permits for wind turbines outside NYC unless a corresponding NYC-area certificate has been issued
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Covers both onshore wind turbines and offshore wind projects along the state's shorelines
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Amends the Public Service Law (Section 168) and Environmental Conservation Law (Section 15-0503)
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Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Prohibits the granting of a certificate for the construction or operation of an on-shore or off-shore industrial wind turbine or wind farm within the jurisdiction and control of the state and within any area of the state outside of the city of New York unless a certificate for the construction or operation of an on-shore or off-shore industrial wind turbine or wind farm within geographic boundaries of or the shoreline adjacent to the city of New York is granted simultaneously.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/7/2026