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- Referred to local government
- Print number 3614b
- Amend (t) and recommit to local government
- Print number 3614a
- Amend and recommit to local government
- Referred to local government
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Relates to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of certain renewable and alternative energy sources
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Amy Paulin
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Title of bill
An act to amend the town law and the village law, in relation to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of certain renewable and alternative energy sources
Purpose
To promote the use of renewable energy sources by encouraging towns and villages to consider certain renewable energy sources when designing zoning and planning regulations.
Summary of provisions
Section one amends section 263 of the town law by providing that when a town creates zoning and planning regulations, an additional factor to be considered shall be the accommodation of certain renewable energy resources.
Section two amends section 7-704 of the village law by providing that when a village creates zoning and planning regulations, an additional factor to be considered shall be the accommodation of certain renewable energy resources.
Section three provides an immediate effective date.
Justification
When a town or village creates zoning and planning regulations, they are created in accordance with a comprehensive plan and with consideration to several factors. Currently, among such factors are "safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers." In order to encourage the use of alternative sources of energy, the proposed legislation adds the accommodation of "renewable energy resources which, for the purposes of this section shall include solar thermal, photovoltaics, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal, and fuel cells to the list of factors that a town or village shall consider when creating its zoning and planning regulations.
It is important to consider alternative sources of energy when making zoning and planning decisions and requiring towns and villages to do so will, hopefully, promote the use of "green" energy sources which are cleaner, renewable and better in the long-term.
Legislative history
2013-14 - S. 1074 - Local Government/A. 498 - 3rd Reading.
Fiscal implications
None to the state.
Effective date
Immediate.
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