STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8605 IN SENATE May 10, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SERINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to co-loca- tion of farms and renewable energy projects The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 309 of the agriculture and markets law is amended 2 by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 3 10. a. The advisory council on agriculture shall study and provide 4 recommendations to the commissioner on best practices to allow for 5 co-location in an effort to enhance compatibility between renewable 6 energy development and the protection of natural and agricultural 7 resources. Such recommendations on best practices shall focus on renewa- 8 ble energy projects and their impact on the loss of prime agricultural 9 lands. Any findings and recommendations pursuant to this subdivision 10 shall be made available to the public, and may be included in the coun- 11 cil's report pursuant to subdivision seven of this section. 12 b. "Co-location," as used in this section shall mean viable farmland 13 eligible for the deliberate production of farm products and renewable 14 energy in a single location. 15 § 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