New York - Session 2025-2026
Title: Relates to the siting of new electric transmission lines
Provides that in the siting of new electric transmission facilities, including high-voltage transmission lines, the following corridors shall be utilized in the following order of priority in accordance with feasibility of economic and engineering considerations, reliability of the electric system and the protection of the environment: existing utility corridors; highway (interstate, freeway and state trunk) and railroad corridors; recreational trails, to the extent that the facilities may be constructed below ground and that the facilities do not significantly impact environmentally sensitive areas; and new corridors; provides that the commissioner of transportation shall engage in coordination activities with a utility or transmission line developer to review requested highway corridors for possible permitted locations of transmission lines.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-01 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-04-01 | Latest Action | In Assembly Committee |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| S 9688 | Provides for the regulation by the department of environmental conservation of business transaction paper containing bisphenol A | in_committee |
| S 9698 | Relates to the regulation of exhaust gas cleaning systems on vessels; and relates to the powers of the department of environmental conservation | in_committee |
| S 9735 | Enacts the "home utility weatherization jobs act" | in_committee |
| S 7611 | Directs the department of motor vehicles to create a plan to increase the availability of wheelchair accessible vehicles in New York state outside of the city of New York | in_committee |
| S 9703 | Relates to the transfer of funds into the metropolitan transportation authority aid trust account and the public transportation system operating assistance account | in_committee |
| S 9708 | Relates to records of elevator maintenance or vertical transportation, operation issues and repairs | in_committee |
| S 9725 | Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Pietro Viviano | in_committee |
| S 9729 | Dedicates a portion of the state highway system to Donald Roy McAnn | in_committee |