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NY S06409

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires environmental assessment statements to include measurement and analysis of all climate change impacts, including surface air temperature changes, atmospheric chemistry changes, extreme precipitation changes, drought risk changes, and sea level changes

  • Mandates calculation of carbon footprint per person per building block both before a proposed action and at conclusion of a reasonable worst case development scenario

  • Establishes a 100-year worst case development scenario period for assessing potential flooding risks and environmental impacts for any new building in a proposed action

  • Requires the DEC commissioner to update state environmental quality review rules and regulations at least once every five years to incorporate changes from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and New York City Panel on Climate Change reports

  • Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with authority for immediate rulemaking to implement the requirements

Legislative Description

Includes comprehensive climate change risk analysis as part of every environmental assessment statement; requires updates to rules and regulations regarding the state environmental quality review no less than every five years.

Last Action

REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Environmental Conservation3/13/2025

Full Bill Text

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