A10134 — Requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission to promptly publish applications for permits to site a major renewable energy facility or to site a major electric transmission facility

Summary

Requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission to promptly publish applications for permits to site a major renewable energy facility or to site a major electric transmission facility.

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 138 of the public service law.

• Section 138 of the public service law

  6. ORES shall promptly publish and regularly update on its website any application for a permit to site a major renewable energy facility pursuant to this section, along with supporting documentation and any responsive documents by ORES or other interested parties. Prior to post- ing but within ten days of receiving such application and supporting and responsive documents, ORES shall review any claim that the application or document is exempt from disclosure under subdivision two of section eighty-seven of the public officers law. Such application or document may only be redacted to the minimum extent necessary to comply with the requirements of the freedom of information law or to keep confidential the location of threatened or endangered species or other sensitive environmental information that could prove harmful if disclosed to the public. Any claim by an applicant that the disclosure of specific infor- mation would violate paragraph (d) of subdivision two of section eight- y-seven of the public officers law shall be examined by ORES to deter- mine if there is a particularized and specific justification for the redaction of such information from the public record. Such information shall only be redacted from the public record if ORES is satisfied that the disclosure of a particular item of information would cause substan- tial injury to the competitive position of the subject enterprise. 7. ORES shall promptly publish and regularly update on its website any application for a permit to site a major electric transmission facility italics pursuant to this section, along with supporting documentation and any responsive documents by ORES or other interested parties. Prior to post- ing but within ten days of receiving such application and supporting and responsive documents, ORES shall review any claim that the application or document is exempt from disclosure under subdivision two of section eighty-seven of the public officers law. Such application or document may only be redacted to the minimum extent necessary to comply with the requirements of the freedom of information law or to keep confidential the location of threatened or endangered species or other sensitive environmental information that could prove harmful if disclosed to the public. Any claim by an applicant that the disclosure of specific infor- mation would violate paragraph (d) of subdivision two of section eight- y-seven of the public officers law shall be examined by ORES to deter- mine if there is a particularized and specific justification for the redaction of such information from the public record. Such information shall only be redacted from the public record if ORES is satisfied that the disclosure of a particular item of information would cause substan- tial injury to the competitive position of the subject enterprise.

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Action History

1. February 03, 2026

   REFERRED TO ENERGY

Sponsors

• Carrie Woerner · Primary

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