Senate Bill S7391

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prevents gas and electric companies from expanding transmission lines or electric generating facilities for lines and facilities originating outside of New York

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S7391 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10530
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Transportation Corporations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11, Transp Corps L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S1344

2011-S7391 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prevents gas and electric companies from expanding transmission lines or electric generating facilities for lines and facilities originating outside of New York.

2011-S7391 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7391 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7391

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 7, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MAZIARZ, BALL, FARLEY, GALLIVAN, GRIFFO, JOHNSON,
  KENNEDY, LARKIN, LIBOUS, McDONALD, NOZZOLIO, O'MARA, RITCHIE,  SEWARD,
  VALESKY,  YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
  be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications

AN ACT to amend the transportation corporation law, in relation  to  the
  powers of gas and electric corporations

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

  Section 1.   Section 11  of  the  transportation  corporation  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  SUBDIVISIONS  THREE, THREE-A AND THREE-B OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
APPLY TO ANY ELECTRIC CORPORATION WHICH:
  (A) SEEKS, THROUGH ITSELF, OR THROUGH ONE OR MORE AFFILIATED INTERESTS
AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TO EITHER BUILD A TRAN-
SMISSION LINE OR TO EXPAND AN EXISTING TRANSMISSION  LINE  WHICH  TRANS-
MISSION  LINE ORIGINATES AT A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND EXTENDS TO  A  LOCATION  WITHIN  THE
STATE OF NEW YORK; OR
  (B) SEEKS, THROUGH ITSELF, OR THROUGH ONE OR MORE AFFILIATED INTERESTS
AS  DEFINED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TO EITHER BUILD AN
ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY, OR TO EXPAND AN EXISTING ELECTRIC GENERAT-
ING FACILITY THAT IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE TERRITORIAL  LIMITS  OF  THE
UNITED  STATES  OF AMERICA TOGETHER WITH BUILDING OR OTHERWISE UTILIZING
AN EXISTING ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION TO A  POINT  LOCATED  WITHIN  THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
  (C)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  I. "AFFILIATED INTERESTS" SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  ANY
PERSON WHICH DIRECTLY, INDIRECTLY, OR CONSTRUCTIVELY:
  A. CONTROLS ANOTHER PERSON;
  B. IS CONTROLLED BY ANOTHER PERSON; OR
  C.  IS,  ALONG  WITH  ANOTHER  PERSON,  UNDER  THE CONTROL OF A COMMON
PARENT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15140-01-2

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