NY State Senate Bill 2015-S4566A

Senate Bill S4566A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Adds public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to the New York power authority's list of mandated customers

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2016	referred to energy and telecommunications
May 12, 2015	print number 4566a
May 12, 2015	amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications
Mar 27, 2015	referred to energy and telecommunications

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2015-S4566 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A467
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1005, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S5667, A7820
2017-2018: S1767, A6348
2019-2020: A6155

2015-S4566 - Summary

Adds public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to the New York power authority's list of mandated customers.

2015-S4566 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4566

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to adding
public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to the list of
the New York power authority's mandated customers

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that public and nonpublic
elementary and secondary schools located in New York State receive an
adequate and dependable supply of power and energy.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends the third undesignated paragraph of
section 1005 of the Public Authorities Law to add public and nonpublic
elementary and secondary schools located in the State to the list of
entities for which the New York Power Authority ("NYPA") assists in
providing an adequate and dependable power supply. Section one further
amends the third undesignated paragraph of section 1005 by directing
NYPA to make energy efficient services and clean energy technologies
available to public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools
located in the State.

Section two of the bill provides that this act shall take effect
immediately.

EXISTING LAW:

Currently, public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools are
not included in the list of NYPA's mandated customers. These schools
may receive power and energy if supplies are available from the
competitive market.

JUSTIFICATION:

The public and nonpublic schools in New York provide benefits to the
State beyond educating our children. These schools also used to
provide shelter and services when disaster strikes. Additionally, they
are used by community and other groups to provide educational
opportunities and programs to the public. For these schools to fulfill
all of these uses, they need an adequate and stable power supply.
Without a stable and adequate power supply, these schools may not be
able to fulfill the needs of our children, our communities, and when
disaster strikes, the people affected by the disaster. This bill would
provide such needed stability and adequacy.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-4: S.5667 - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None


EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S4566 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4566

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to adding public
  and  nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to the list of the New
  York power authority's mandated customers

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

  Section  1.  The  third  undesignated paragraph of section 1005 of the
public authorities law, as amended by chapter 287 of the laws  of  2004,
is amended to read as follows:
  The  authority  is  further authorized to construct and/or acquire and
complete such base load generating, transmission and related  facilities
as  it deems necessary or desirable to assist in maintaining an adequate
and dependable supply of electricity by supplying power and  energy  for
the  metropolitan transportation authority, its subsidiary corporations,
the New York city transit authority, the port authority of New York  and
New  Jersey,  the  city  of  New York, the state of New York, PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE STATE OF NEW  YORK,  the
United States, other public corporations and electric corporations with-
in the metropolitan area of the city of New York within the state of New
York;  provided,  however,  that  (i)  the  acquisition  of completed or
partially completed facilities shall be after public hearing  and  shall
be  limited to facilities located in New York city or Westchester county
and the energy and power generated by such facilities shall be used,  to
the extent feasible, for the benefit of electric consumers in that area,
(ii)  not  more  than  one such generating facility shall be acquired in
each of New York city and Westchester county, (iii) the price to be paid
pursuant to any agreement entered into with  respect  to  the  purchase,
appropriation  or  condemnation  of  any  such  completed  or  partially
completed facility, as the case may be, shall be subject to the approval

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00533-01-5

S. 4566                             2

of the state comptroller and (iv) transmission facilities shall  not  be
so acquired pursuant to this paragraph unless such acquisition is neces-
sary  to  assure  delivery  of power and energy produced by any acquired
generating  facility. The authority is further authorized, to the extent
it deems it necessary or desirable, to provide power and energy,  as  it
may  determine  it  to be available, for the use by the Niagara frontier
transportation authority or its subsidiary corporation.   The  authority
is [authorized] DIRECTED to make energy efficiency services[,] AND clean
energy technologies [and, in the event that supplies of power and energy
are  determined  to  be  available  from the competitive market for this
purpose, power and energy,] available to public and nonpublic elementary
and secondary schools throughout the state.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S4566A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A467
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1005, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S5667, A7820
2017-2018: S1767, A6348
2019-2020: A6155

2015-S4566A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to the New York power authority's list of mandated customers.

2015-S4566A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4566A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation
to adding public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to the
list of the New York power authority's mandated customers

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that public and nonpublic
elementary and secondary schools located in New York State receive an
adequate and dependable supply of power and energy.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section one of the bill amends the third undesignated paragraph of
section 1005 of the Public Authorities Law to add public and nonpublic
elementary and secondary schools located in the State to the list of
entities for which the New York Power Authority ("NYPA") assists in
providing an adequate and dependable power supply. Section one further
amends the third undesignated paragraph of section 1005 by directing
NYPA to make energy efficient services and clean energy technologies
available to public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools
located in the State.

Section two of the bill provides that this act shall take effect imme-
diately.

EXISTING LAW:

Currently, public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools are not
included in the list of NYPA's mandated customers. These schools may
receive power and energy if supplies are available from the competitive
market.

JUSTIFICATION:

The public and nonpublic schools in New York provide benefits to the
State beyond educating our children. These schools also used to provide
shelter and services when disaster strikes. Additionally, they are used
by community and other groups to provide educational opportunities and
programs to the public. For these schools to fulfill all of these uses,
they need an adequate and stable power supply. Without a stable and
adequate power supply, these schools may not be able to fulfill the
needs of our children, our communities, and when disaster strikes, the
people affected by the disaster. This bill would provide such needed
stability and adequacy.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-4: S.5667 - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S4566A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4566--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to adding public
  and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools to the list of the  New
  York power authority's mandated customers

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

  Section 1. The third undesignated paragraph of  section  1005  of  the
public  authorities  law, as amended by chapter 287 of the laws of 2004,
is amended to read as follows:
  The authority is further authorized to construct  and/or  acquire  and
complete  such base load generating, transmission and related facilities
as it deems necessary or desirable to assist in maintaining an  adequate
and  dependable  supply of electricity by supplying power and energy for
the metropolitan transportation authority, its subsidiary  corporations,
the  New York city transit authority, the port authority of New York and
New Jersey, the city of New York, the state  of  New  York,  the  United
States,  other  public corporations and electric corporations within the
metropolitan area of the city of New York within the state of New  York;
provided,  however,  that  (i) the acquisition of completed or partially
completed facilities shall be after public hearing and shall be  limited
to  facilities  located  in  New York city or Westchester county and the
energy and power generated by such facilities  shall  be  used,  to  the
extent  feasible,  for  the  benefit of electric consumers in that area,
(ii) not more than one such generating facility  shall  be  acquired  in
each of New York city and Westchester county, (iii) the price to be paid
pursuant  to  any  agreement  entered into with respect to the purchase,
appropriation  or  condemnation  of  any  such  completed  or  partially
completed facility, as the case may be, shall be subject to the approval

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00533-03-5

S. 4566--A                          2

of  the  state comptroller and (iv) transmission facilities shall not be
so acquired pursuant to this paragraph unless such acquisition is neces-
sary to assure delivery of power and energy  produced  by  any  acquired
generating  facility. The authority is further authorized, to the extent
it deems it necessary or desirable, to provide power and energy,  as  it
may  determine  it  to be available, for the use by the Niagara frontier
transportation authority or its subsidiary corporation.   The  authority
is [authorized] DIRECTED to make energy efficiency services, clean ener-
gy  technologies and, in the event that supplies of power and energy are
determined to be available from the competitive market for this purpose,
power and energy, available  to  public  and  nonpublic  elementary  and
secondary schools throughout the state.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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