BILL NUMBER: S3535
SPONSOR: BORRELLO
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public service law and the environmental conserva-
tion law, in relation to the granting of certificates for the
construction or operation of industrial wind turbines
 
PURPOSE:
To require equal placement of wind turbine construction and operation of
wind turbines in New York City proper compared to the rest of New York
State.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends Section 168 of the public service law by adding new
subdivision 3a requiring the board not grant a certificate for the
construction or operation of an industrial wind turbine within New York
State, outside of New York City, without granting a certificate for the
construction or operation of a wind turbine within New York City.
Section two amend Section 15-0503 of the environmental conservation law
is amended by adding new subdivision 3a requiring the department not
grant a permit for the construction or operation of an industrial wind
turbine within New York State, outside of New York City, without grant-
ing a permit for the construction or operation of a wind turbine within
New York City.
Section three states this act shall take effect immediately.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
New York State has expressed their commitment to be the most progressive
state in the country when it comes to renewable energy. They are blank-
eting upstate New York and Long Island with wind turbines without local
control and are threatening to put turbines in our Great Lakes and off
our east coast.
Those special interests pushing this conversion to all-renewables in our
state are largely from NYC. The five boroughs consume by far the most
energy and are also the most dependent on fossil fuels. Therefore, NYC
should shoulder an equal, if not greater, share of this burden to radi-
cally change our power generation.
If this is truly the "existential threat to humanity" that is often
referenced by those special interests, then the cost and logistical
challenges of placing industrial wind turbines in NYC should be faced
with the same vigor that it has been outside NYC.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S7620 Referred to Energy and Telecommunications
2023: S7620 Referred to Rules
2022: New Bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S3535: 168 public service law, 15-0503 environmental conservation law