LOCAL LAW H FOR 2025
A LOCAL LAW OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY, NEW YORK AMENDING CHAPTER 135 OF THE ALBANY COUNTY CODE TO FUND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PARTS AND COMPONENTS OF ADVANCED NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES
Introduced: 9/8/25
By: Burgdorf, Mauriello, Lockart, Conway, Perlee, Grimm, Drake, Smith, Collins, A. Joyce, Ricard
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE COUNTY OF ALBANY AS
FOLLOWS:
Section I: Section 2 of Local Law No. 1 of 2022, A LOCAL LAW ESTABLISHING THE SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY AND GREEN ENERGY ACT "(STAGE ACT"), Section 135-2 is amended by adding a new subdivision (d) to read as follows and previous subdivision (d) is re-lettered as follows:
? 135-2 Legislative findings and intent.
A. In 2019, the State of New York enacted the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), thereby creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive climate and energy laws in the country. The CLCPA calls for nothing less than the decarbonization of the New York State economy and calls on each and every municipality in the state to collaboratively work to significantly increase the green energy business infrastructure in their municipalities to the greatest extent possible. New York has set aggressive goals through the CLCPA, and has established a target of reaching a point where no less than 70% of the state's electricity consumption will be derived from renewable power generation by the year 2030, a target of zero-emission electricity by 2040, and a target of reducing statewide greenhouse gas emissions by 85% from 1990 levels by 2050.
D. The Albany County Legislature further finds that New York State has begun planning and developing for the commissioning of new Advanced Nuclear Technologies in order to meet the energy needs of the State and remain in compliance with the CLCPA. The plans developed by the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) to be constructed and overseen by the New York Power Authority (NY...
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