S3635-2013 Actions

• Feb 27, 2013: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• Feb 7, 2013: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

S3635-2013 Meetings

S3635-2013 Votes

S3635-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3635

TITLE OF BILL:  An act relating to creating a green energy emergency
backup program

PURPOSE: To provide a grant program to assist owners of retail motor
fuel stations with the installation of emergency back-up generators
powered by renewable energy sources.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1-creates the program and directs NYSERDA to promulgate rules
and regulations to administer it. Further, it makes clear that potential
recipients shall be subject to a competitive process for awards, and
makes clear that the money to fund the program which is capped at $25
million, will come from Federal funds made available to the state to
address the impact of Hurricane Sandy

Section 2-Sets forth the effective date

JUSTIFICATION:  One of the many problems that New Yorkers faced in the
aftermath of Hurricane Sandy was a severe shortage of available gasoline
in the downstate region. This was as a result of a lack of back-up
generators at retail fuel stations, which made it impossible to utilize
pumps. In the aftermath of the storm, and as recovery continues, it is
important to address the short term problems faced by residents affected
by the storm, like the inability to access adequate supplied of gasoline
and also the longer term problems related to the potential impacts that
changes in the climate are having in terms of increasing the frequency
of severe weather patterns. This bill addresses both sets of concerns,
by providing assistance to the owners of retail motor fuel stations who
are looking to install back-up generation, while at the same time
encouraging these small business owners to use renewable technologies
and advanced battery storage devices that are better for our environ-
ment.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None, the funding is provided through money being
made available to the state by the Federal government

LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately

S3635-2013 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         3635
 2013-2014 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 February 7, 2013
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni
 cations
 

AN ACT relating to creating a green energy emergency backup program
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. 1. Notwithstanding any other  provision  of  law,  rule  or
 regulation  to  the  contrary,  a  Green Energy Emergency Backup Program
 shall be created and administered by the New York state energy  research
 and development authority.
 2.  The  New York state energy research and development authority will
 promulgate rules and guidelines for a program aimed at providing assist
 ance to owners of retail motor fuel stations that seek to install renew
 able energy backup systems powered by renewable energy sources,  includ
 ing but not limited to solar and wind power. Funds provided through this
 program  shall  also  allow  for assistance in installing battery backup
 technology or other energy storage devices.
 3. The authority shall conduct competitive solicitations for proposals
 and establish clear criteria for awards. Such competitive  solicitations
 shall be designed in a manner and form to be determined by the authority
 as  well  as  a  schedule  for  such  competitive  solicitations,  award
 selection and distribution of funds. The authority shall rank  proposals
 received in response to competitive solicitations and choose the highest
 ranked proposals measured on the criteria established. No single recipi
 ent shall receive a grant exceeding fifty percent of the total installed
 cost of the project.
 4.  The  authority shall make available $25 million from federal funds
 allocated to the state of New  York  for  hurricane  relief  which  were
 appropriated in January of 2013, that are not already directly earmarked
 for  another clearly delineated statutory purpose, for the establishment
 of this grant program.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08687-01-3

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