Bill Text: NY A00313 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to establishing a one hundred percent clean renewable energy system for electricity by two thousand thirty-two; such energy system shall include solar, wind, geothermal and tidal sources.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to energy [A00313 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A00313-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           313

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       (Prefiled)

                                     January 6, 2021
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        Introduced  by M. of A. STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Energy

        AN ACT to amend the energy  law,  in  relation  to  establishing  a  one
          hundred  percent  clean renewable energy system for electricity by two
          thousand thirty

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Legislative intent. New York state has a goal to transition
     2  away  from  fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. Since New York state
     3  is facing a climate emergency, it shall set  a  goal  of  achieving  one
     4  hundred  percent  clean renewable energy for electricity by two thousand
     5  thirty for the purpose of  creating  jobs,  promoting  economic  growth,
     6  improving  public  health,  protecting  the  environment,  and  to avoid
     7  climate catastrophe.
     8    § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 6-104 of the energy  law,  as  added  by
     9  chapter 433 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
    10    1.  The  board  shall adopt a state energy plan in accordance with the
    11  provisions of this article.  Such plan shall establish a goal of achiev-
    12  ing a one hundred percent clean renewable energy system for  electricity
    13  by  two  thousand thirty-two, with zero net greenhouse gas emissions. As
    14  used in this section, "clean  renewable  energy"  shall  include  energy
    15  derived  from  solar,  wind, geothermal, and tidal sources, but does not
    16  include nuclear power, natural gas, biomass, or fossil fuels.
    17    § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
    18  ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04200-01-1