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Seneca County backs bills to opt out of CLCPA electrification mandates; soil-and-water grants highlighted
Summary
The county board's agricultural and environmental affairs committee unanimously supported state bills that would let local governments opt out of Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act electrification mandates. Committee members also reported recent soil and water grants totaling roughly $1.66 million for watershed and grazing projects.
Seneca County’s Agricultural and Environmental Affairs Committee voted to support Senate Bill S8481 and Assembly Bill A8996, measures that would allow local governments to opt out of electrification mandates and benchmarks under New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
Supervisor Partee read a resolution that said communities face “steep increases in utility costs and housing construction expenses due to electrification mandates”…
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