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Apr 23, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S7067
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2013-S7067 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §1874, Pub Auth L
2013-S7067 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7067 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to bi-annual construction audits PURPOSE: To evaluate the contractors which NYSERDA has hired to fulfill building performance improvements for certain projects which were financed using ratepayer funds. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1:This section describes the legislative intent of the bill, which is to ensure that electric ratepayer funds are used effectively. Section 2:This section implements the audit program whereby the Authority reviews the completed work performed by private sector contractors. Section 3:This section sets a January 1, 2015 effective date. JUSTIFICATION: New York State, through the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (the authority), has provided an array of
2013-S7067 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7067 I N S E N A T E April 23, 2014 ___________ 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 to amend the public authorities law, in relation to bi-annual construction audits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Legislative intent. It is the intent of the legislature of the state of New York to ensure that electric ratepayer funds are used effectively by evaluating the completed work that has been funded by ratepayer funds under programs overseen and operated by the New York state energy research and development authority. S 2. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1874 to read as follows: S 1874. BI-ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION AUDITS. 1. THE AUTHORITY SHALL AUDIT, ON A BI-ANNUAL BASIS, NO LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, RETROFIT, RENEWABLE ENERGY, DISTRIBUTED GENER- ATION, OR ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS WHICH WERE PERFORMED BY A PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRACTOR AS UNDER A BENEFIT OR INCENTIVE PROGRAM WHICH IS OPER- ATED BY THE AUTHORITY AND IS BACKED BY RATEPAYER FUNDS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER SUCH CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ARE FUNCTIONING PROP- ERLY. THE TYPE OF AUDIT WILL VARY ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS DEPENDING ON WHICH AUTHORITY PROGRAM FUNDED THE PROJECT, THE TECHNOLOGY INVOLVED, AND THE TYPE OF BENEFIT THE PROJECT IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE. BENEFIT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS THAT ARE FUNDED USING RATEPAYER FUNDS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD (RPS), THE SYSTEMS BENEFIT CHARGE (SBC), THE REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI), AND THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARD (EEPS). 2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A REPORT CONTAINING ITS FINDINGS NO LATER THAN SIX MONTHS AFTER IT COMPLETES AN AUDIT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY ENERGY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14799-01-4
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