Bill > S07134

This bill requires the establishment of carbon capture projects in New York State to help achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals set by the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). Specifically, the bill mandates that by December 2025, each gas corporation must submit between one and five carbon capture demonstration projects to the Public Service Commission for review. At least one project must provide workforce benefits like job creation or training, and another must reduce emissions in a disadvantaged community. The commission will evaluate these projects based on their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, develop carbon capture technology, provide public health benefits, and create workforce opportunities. The demonstration phase will last up to 24 months, after which the commission will decide whether to approve the projects as final carbon capture projects. If approved, gas corporations will be authorized to pursue additional carbon capture projects, and they will be allowed full cost recovery for project implementation and operation. The bill also amends labor law to include carbon capture projects under requirements for workforce development, ensuring that contractors use apprenticeship agreements with pre-apprenticeship providers. The overall goal is to support innovative technologies that can help decarbonize hard-to-electrify sectors like industry while creating new economic opportunities in New York.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S7134