This bill creates an ATV Recreation Fund managed by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to support a statewide network of ATV trails. It requires ATV registration and insurance for use on public lands, with fees deposited into the fund. The fund allocates 45% of its money to motorized access programs for people with disabilities and 45% to enforcement and public education about ATV rules. It also establishes regulations to balance ATV recreation with environmental protection and safety on designated trails. The bill directly affects ATV users operating on public lands, trail managers, and people seeking accessible recreation opportunities.
Authorizes the commissioner of parks, recreation and historic preservation to permit composting facilities at state parks when such facility does not harm the natural environment or integrity of the park and provided that such facilities shall comply with codes, rules and regulations relating to composting facilities.
Establishes the teachers' fossil fuel divestment act; requires the New York state teachers' retirement system to divest the retirement system of any stocks, securities, equities, assets, or other obligations of corporations or companies included on an exclusion list of coal producers and oil and gas producers.
This bill requires New York State to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and EV-ready parking spaces at state-owned parking facilities. Specifically, facilities with 50-200 parking spaces must have charging stations in at least 10% of spaces, while larger facilities (over 200 spaces) must have them in at least 20%. All stations must meet minimum technical standards (40 amps, 208 volts), and the Office of General Services is responsible for installation, maintenance, and electrical upgrades. The mandate directly affects state properties used by the public, state employees, or for pay-per-use parking, including government buildings and parking lots.
Provides that restaurants and third-party food delivery services may provide single-use food service items to customers when explicitly requested by the customer; prohibits certain plastic single-use items.
Enacts the state and local government food waste prevention and diversion act; requires facilities generating excess food waste to take measures to minimize such waste.
Authorizes the New York state environmental facilities corporation to award grants and loans to community water systems and non-community water systems for water quality projects that relate to the removal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Provides for a state workforce fuel reduction and conservation program which will develop and assist in implementing strategies to reduce fuel consumption by the state's motor vehicle fleet and to reduce solo trips between work and home by state employees; requires reporting to the governor and legislature.
Prohibits the use of lead ammunition in the taking of wildlife on wildlife management areas, state forests, forest preserves, state parks or any other state-owned land that is open for hunting and on land contributing surface water to the New York city water supply.
Bill S 7429 establishes an energy performance benchmarking program for New York State. It directs various state agencies, departments, and public authorities to collectively reduce the average energy use in state-owned and managed buildings by at least 20% by April 1, 2030, from a 2020-2021 baseline. The New York Power Authority will lead a team to manage the program, provide guidelines, and offer technical assistance. Affected entities must benchmark energy use, conduct energy audits for inefficient buildings, implement cost-effective efficiency improvements, and prioritize sub-metering for larger buildings.
