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2025 NYS Policy Priorities
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NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act (NY HEAT) (S.2016/A.4592)Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; and repeals certain provisions of the public service law relating to gas service and sale. Sets statewide utility bill limit at 6% of household income.Budget, LegislativeHousing/Buildings, Energy Grid, Climate Justice
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Just Energy Transition Act (S.2935/A.4866)Provides a plan to guide the replacement and redevelopment of New York State’s fossil fuel facilities and sites by 2030.LegislativeClimate Justice, Energy Grid
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Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129/A.3351)Makes the state’s worst polluters, major oil companies, pay for the harm they’ve caused.LegislativeClimate Justice, Economy Wide
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Residential Tax Credit expansion (S.3596B/A.6739A)Increases the amount of the residential solar tax credit, expands it to include energy storage and makes the credit refundable.LegislativeEnergy Grid
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Community Solar Siting Bill (A.3579A)Makes clean energy PILOTs exempt from the property tax cap; allocates funding to NYSERDA to support enhanced outreach and education; and creates a state-level appeal process for distributed clean energy projects.LegislativeEnergy Grid
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Good Food NY Bill (S.6955A / A.7264A)Provides that certain purchase contracts to purchase food can be awarded to a qualified bidder who fulfills certain values based procurement standards; sets forth the criteria for values based procurement standards to include local economies, environmental sustainability, racial equity, valued workforce, animal welfare, and nutrition.LegislativeAgriculture, Climate Justice
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Social Housing Development Authority (S.8494/A.9088)Establishes the New York State Social Housing Development Authority as a public benefit corporation to increase the supply of permanently affordable, energy efficient housing in the state through the acquisition of land and renovation or rehabilitation of existing real property, and through the construction of new, permanently affordable housing.LegislativeHousing/Buildings, Climate Justice
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Utility Intervenor Reimbursement (S405/A7165)This bill would permit groups of individuals or not-for-profit organizations that represent residential or small business customers to apply for reimbursement of its costs for reasonable advocate's fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs in a proceeding before the Public Service Commission (PSC).LegislativeEnergy Grid
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Complete Streets Application (S100/A3180)Expands the state's current complete street design principles policy to include all state, county and local transportation projects that are undertaken by the DOT or receive federal, state or both federal and state funding.LegislativeTransportation
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Complete Streets Maintenance (S2714/A1280)Includes, when possible, complete street design features in resurfacing, maintenance and pavement recycling projects and further enables safe access to public roads for all users. vehicles and infrastructure to allow projects to move forward.LegislativeTransportation
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Green Affordable Pre-Electrification Fund Act (S8535/9170)Fund a $200 million Green Affordable Pre-Electrification Fund (GAP Fund) program in the state budget to remediate older houses and apartments of low- and moderate-income New Yorkers, readying them for weatherization and electrification.Budget, LegislativeHousing/Buildings, Climate Justice
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Standardize Climate Education (A1559A)Establishes a course of instruction and learning expectations on climate education in all public pre-kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools which shall include various principles and concepts including environmental justice.LegislativeClimate Justice, Economy Wide
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Utility Accountability (S07637)Prohibits public utilities from using funds or being reimbursed by funds raised from ratepayers for contributions or gifts to political candidates, trade associations, public charities, and lobbyists, and for certain travel, entertainment and educational expenditures.LegislativeEnergy Grid
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Environmental Education for Municipal Planning & Zoning Boards (S8931/A10239)
Requires certain municipal planning boards and zoning boards of appeals to receive environmentally conscious planning trainingLegislativeHousing/Buildings, Transportation, Economy Wide
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People's Climate Justice BudgetAdvancing NY Renews’ proposed People’s Climate Justice Budget, which outlines $1 Billion in critical, shovel-ready climate and environmental justice projects that are a must for 2024.BudgetClimate Justice, Economy Wide
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A Just Cap & Invest Program for NYSCalls on New York State to create a just version of the emissions cap program currently under development.RegulatoryClimate Justice, Economy Wide
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Stop the STAMP Industrial DevelopThe STAMP Industrial Development in western Genesee County is a threat to the Sovereignty and way of life of the Tonawanda Senece Nation, as well as the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge. In solidarity with the Tonawanda Seneca, the Accelerator seeks an end to the development long term. Short term we want the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to revoke Sewer Works, Inc.’s Freshwater Wetland Permit (ID 8-9908-00210/00007).
Regulatory, OtherClimate Justice
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Close Seneca Meadows LandfillSeneca Meadows Landfill is the largest in New York State. It's owner is currently seeking a new operating permit to continue exapnding the landfill. In order to comply with New York State's waste management plan, we seek its closure so that the various harmful effects it has had on the surrounding community and our cliamte can be stopped.Other, RegulatoryClimate Justice, Waste Management
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