S 4408 NY
Relates to agreements and easements related to renewable energy interconnection across reforestation areas
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Summary
This bill authorizes the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to enter into agreements or easements for renewable energy interconnection across reforestation areas. Renewable energy installations located outside of reforestation areas may need to cross such areas to connect to the electrical grid. The bill allows these cross-area connections through agreements or easements while protecting the reforestation areas. Importantly, such agreements or easements must not interfere with the operation of reforestation areas for their intended conservation purposes. Specific details about the types of renewable energy covered, environmental safeguards, and approval procedures are not included in the available summary.
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Official abstract
Authorizes the department of environmental conservation to enter into agreements or easements for the sole purpose of interconnection of renewable energy installations across reforestation areas where such installations are located outside such reforestation areas; provides that such agreements or easements shall not interfere with the operation of such reforestation areas for the purposes for which they were acquired.
Sponsor (1)
- Rachel May Democratic · primary
Action history (21)
- Feb 4, 2025 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
- Apr 29, 2025 1ST REPORT CAL.769 · upper
- Apr 30, 2025 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- May 1, 2025 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Jun 11, 2025 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Jun 11, 2025 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Jun 11, 2025 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 DIED IN ASSEMBLY · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Jan 7, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · upper
- Feb 4, 2026 1ST REPORT CAL.261 · upper
- Feb 5, 2026 2ND REPORT CAL. · upper
- Feb 9, 2026 ADVANCED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 PASSED SENATE · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY · upper
- Feb 26, 2026 REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION · lower
- Apr 1, 2026 RECALLED FROM ASSEMBLY · upper
- Apr 1, 2026 RETURNED TO SENATE · lower
- Apr 1, 2026 VOTE RECONSIDERED - RESTORED TO THIRD READING · upper
- Apr 1, 2026 AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 4408A · upper
- Jun 5, 2026 COMMITTED TO RULES · upper
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