Prohibits the establishment or enforcement of regulations on the percentage of zero-emission vehicles in manufacturers' sales fleets of medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles until the availability of charging infrastructure, and the cost and availability of zero-emission medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles makes the sale of such vehicles more practicable.
S 2472 prohibits all horizontal drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing (using 300,000+ gallons of water per well completion) and gelled propane hydraulic fracturing statewide. It directly affects oil and gas operators, banning these specific extraction methods regardless of well type. The bill defines "high-volume hydraulic fracturing" as using 300,000+ gallons of water (fresh or recycled) across all well stages, and explicitly prohibits both methods in the state. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Provides an exemption for the purposes of allowing the installation and use of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems where such are installed and used in a building or part of a building that is owned or occupied by a person who holds genuine and sincere religious beliefs and whose health and safety will be jeopardized due to the prohibition of the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems because of such genuine and sincere religious beliefs.
Authorizes local municipalities and political subdivisions to have final say on if a renewable energy power plant can be sited in such municipalities' or political subdivisions' jurisdiction; establishes conflict of interest standards for approving the siting of a renewable energy power plant in a local municipality or political subdivision; requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmissions establish a database to collect and display host agreements and land contracts for renewable energy power plants; establishes contract standards concerning the forfeiture of mineral rights for the siting of renewable energy power plants; regulates the conduct of businesses engaged in the conduct of selling renewable energy power plants.
Enacts the "upstate energy choice act"; limits the prohibition on the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems in new construction to buildings located in a city with a population of one million or more; limits the requirement of establishing decarbonization action plans for state-owned facilities to facilities located in a city with a population of one million or more.
This bill repeals a future ban on fossil fuel equipment (like gas furnaces or water heaters) in new buildings, which was scheduled to take effect in 2026. It directly affects builders, developers, and property owners constructing new buildings by removing this restriction. The key mechanism is deleting specific sections of the Energy Law and Executive Law that created the prohibition. The repeal makes the 2026 ban ineffective, allowing new buildings to use fossil fuel systems without restriction. The bill takes immediate effect upon enactment.
Prohibits the construction or maintenance of energy storage systems capable of storing more than twenty kilowatt hours within five hundred feet of a school or dwelling in a city with a population of one million or more.
Repeals provisions of law relating to prohibiting the installation of fossil-fuel equipment and building systems in new construction and to establishing decarbonization action plans for state-owned facilities.
This bill repeals a future rule that would have prohibited fossil fuel equipment (like gas furnaces or water heaters) in new buildings starting in 2026. It removes the restriction from state law, meaning new buildings constructed after 2026 could still use fossil fuel-based systems without legal barriers. The repeal directly affects builders, developers, and property owners constructing new buildings in New York State. The change takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Bill A 2553 proposes to prohibit the construction and operation of wind turbines in Lake Erie within the state's jurisdiction and control. The bill amends both the public service law and the environmental conservation law. These changes would prevent state regulatory boards and departments from granting certificates or permits for any wind turbine projects in Lake Erie. This effectively creates a legal barrier to offshore wind development in that specific body of water.
