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This bill requires the agriculture advisory council to study and recommend best practices for co-locating farms and renewable energy projects on the same land.
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- Referred to agriculture
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Let Farms Host Solar Projects
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Susan Serino
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STATE OF NEW YORK
11090
IN ASSEMBLY
June 4, 2018
Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Magee) -read once and referred to the Committee on Agriculture
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to co-location of farms and renewable energy projects
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 309 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows:
10. a. The advisory council on agriculture shall study and provide recommendations to the commissioner on best practices to allow for co-location in an effort to enhance compatibility between renewable energy development and the protection of natural and agricultural resources. Such recommendations on best practices shall focus on renewable energy projects and their impact on the loss of prime agricultural lands. Any findings and recommendations pursuant to this subdivision shall be made available to the public, and may be included in the council's report pursuant to subdivision seven of this section.
b. "Co-location," as used in this section shall mean viable farmland eligible for the deliberate production of farm products and renewable energy in a single location.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15757-01-8
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