Bill > A07756

This bill establishes a moratorium, or temporary suspension, on the building or placement of permanent or semi-permanent wind turbines on bodies of freshwater located within the state or its jurisdiction. It also prohibits the construction of infrastructure to support such wind turbines in federal waters or the waters of other states if that infrastructure passes through New York's freshwater bodies. The moratorium can only be lifted with the consent of both houses of the state legislature. The bill provides context by defining "federal waters" and specifying that the moratorium is subject to existing environmental and permitting laws.