Establish programs for property owners and communities to receive incentives to host major renewable energy facilities.
- Date Due:
- N/A
- Responsible Entity:
- NYSERDA
- Action:
- Establish programs for property owners and communities to receive incentives to host major renewable energy facilities.
- Summary:
- As part of its build-ready program, NYSERDA must establish programs for property owners and communities to receive incentives to host major renewable energy facilities, including PILOT programs, transfer of interests, and provision of information and guidance on incentives.
- Status:
- PENDING: Information on NYSERDA's Build Ready program, which provides community benefits for the preparation of sites for private renewable energy development is available here.
- Statute:
- AREGCBA § 6 adds new Public Authorities Law Title 9-B §1902(6)
Statutory Language:
AREGCBA § 6 adds new Public Authorities Law Title 9-B §1902(6): "Establish one or more programs pursuant to which property owners and communities would receive incentives to host major renewable energy facilities developed for the purpose of advancing the state policies embodied in this article. Such program may include without limitation, and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, provisions for the authority to negotiate and enter into agreements with property owners and host communities providing for incentives, including a payment in lieu of taxes, the transfer of the authority's interests in such agreements to developers to whom build-ready sites are transferred, and the provision of information and guidance to stakeholders concerning incentives. The authority shall maintain a record of such programs and incentives, and shall publish such record on the authority's website;"