Relates to requiring cellular telephone companies and third-party service providers to provide plans to the public service commission to make all cell towers one hundred percent renewable energy powered by 2031.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A4098
SPONSOR: Cunningham
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring cellu-
lar telephone companies and third- party service providers to provide
plans to the public service commission to make all cell towers one
hundred percent renewable energy powered by 2031
 
PURPOSE:
This legislation amends the public service law by requiring cellular
telephone companies and third party providers to present plans in prepa-
ration to convert cell tower energy usage to renewable energy resources.
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the public service law through the addition of section
92-J
Subsection 92-J sets forth the provision that all cellular telephone
service providers shall provide full plans by December thirty-first, two
thousand twenty-four for the conversion of all respective cell towers to
renewable energy by two thousand thirty.
Section 2 sets forth the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) sets goals
to reduce emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030 and than to 85%
below 1990 levels by 2050. To meet our targets it will take an "all
hands on deck approach", meaning that providers from different sectors
and many areas will be called upon to help us meet our climate goals. By
requiring that cellular providers and third party tower owners provide
plans for converting energy usage in cell towers to renewable energy
resources, we would be taking a preliminary and incremental step to
cleaning up all power within the state. Furthermore, by setting such
targets the cellular service industry is prompted to develop innovative
ways to convert its infrastructure to renewable energy.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
XXX
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4098
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 9, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring cellu-
lar telephone companies and third- party service providers to provide
plans to the public service commission to make all cell towers one
hundred percent renewable energy powered by 2031
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
2 92-j to read as follows:
3 § 92-j. Cell towers; renewable energy. Notwithstanding section five
4 of this chapter or any other law to the contrary, no later than December
5 thirty-first, two thousand twenty-five, any cellular telephone company
6 or third-party service provider who operates cell towers within the
7 state shall provide plans to the commission to make all cell towers,
8 maintained and constructed by such company or service provider within
9 the state, one hundred percent renewable energy powered by two thousand
10 thirty-one.
11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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