The following bills were passed Monday as part of the Assembly’s Earth Day agenda (click on titles for the voting records of each bill):

 

*Climate Change Solutions Act and Fund – (3 Tree) - Establishes the framework for guiding state spending on projects designed to decrease New York State’s contribution to climate change, particularly in the arenas of energy efficiency and clean energy generation.  It also establishes a dedicated fund for supporting energy efficiency programs and incentives for clean energy generation in New York State.

 

*Clean Water Protection/Flood Prevention Act – (SUPER BILL, 3 Tree) - Closes a loophole in the state’s wetlands law that prohibits the state from protecting wetlands less than 12.4 acres in size.

 

*Community Preservation Act – (SUPER BILL, 3 Tree) – Allows communities to voluntarily adopt a program that allows them to generate funding for land conservation, farmland protection, and historic preservation. 

 

*Great Lakes Compact – (3 Tree) - Ratifies an eight-state agreement on how to best manage the Great Lakes, and large water withdrawals that have the potential to lower water levels in New York State.

 

*Environmental Access to Justice (SEQRA Standing) - 3 Tree

 

*Recyclables in Landfills - 3 Tree

 

*Burn Barrel Ban - 3 Tree

 

*Environmental Impact Reports - 2 Tree

 

*Green Building Construction Act - 2 Tree

 

*Smart Growth Infrastructure Act - 2 Tree

 

*Climate Change Task Force - 2 Tree

 

*Urban Pesticide Board - 1 Tree

 

*Private Well Testing

 

*State Use of Pesticides

 

*Solar Energy Equipment

 

For more information on these bills and our ratings, visit www.eany.org.