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Repeals the New York state climate leadership and community protection act and establishes the nineteen member common sense energy council which will prepare and approve recommendations for achieving affordable and attainable statewide greenhouse gas reductions; requires a statewide greenhouse gas emissions report by the department of environmental conservation; makes technical corrections thereto.
Returns the state's energy codes to the less expensive earlier provisions; repeals provisions of the state energy conservation construction code which relate to the state's clean energy and climate agenda.
S 8607 repeals Section 75-0109 of the Environmental Conservation Law, which previously required the development of regulations to achieve statewide greenhouse gas emissions reductions. This repeal removes a specific legal mandate for creating emissions-reduction regulations, directly affecting the state's regulatory framework for climate policy. The bill takes immediate effect upon enactment, eliminating the requirement without establishing new provisions or altering emissions targets.
Bill A 4626 authorizes Cattaraugus County to stop using specific reforested lands (totaling ~64 acres) in Perrysburg as public parks and lease them for up to 30 years. The lease allows oil/gas exploration, timber production, and recreational use, with all lease revenue required to fund county park improvements or new park acquisitions. Public access to existing recreational facilities on the land must continue under a fair reservation system.
Authorizes counties to lease county land for natural gas exploration, development and production for five years or as long as gas is produced in paying quantities.
This bill (A 8766) changes requirements for new residential buildings by allowing mechanical ventilation systems to satisfy the openable window rule. It requires newly built or converted residential units to meet ASHRAE Standard 62.1 for indoor air quality instead of having operable windows. Local governments are prohibited from enforcing openable window rules for units that comply with this mechanical ventilation standard. The law applies to all new residential developments, including conversions of non-residential buildings, and takes effect 90 days after enactment.
Permits structures to remain where the local permitting authority has issued a permit for construction built within a certain erosion hazard area or tidal wetland adjacent area.
Enacts the "sustainable affordable housing and sprawl prevention act"; exempts or limits environmental review under SEQR for the construction of certain new residential units to avoid creating unnecessary housing sprawl; limits certain rights to action under SEQR; makes related provisions.
Authorizes school districts to submit an opt-out waiver to the commissioner of education authorizing such districts to opt-out of certain zero-emission school bus requirements.
Limits the number of certificates of registration that may be issued by the commissioner of motor vehicles to five total; provides that certificates issued prior to 1/1/25 shall not be eligible for renewal.
