Assembly Bill A460

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a fuel cell incentive program

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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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2017-A460 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-o, Pub Serv L; ren §§1020-ii, 1020-jj & 1020-kk to be §§1020-jj, 1020-kk & 1020-ll, add §1020-ii, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9814
2015-2016: A1214
2019-2020: A2734
2021-2022: A3793

2017-A460 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a fuel cell incentive program to be managed by NYSERDA to encourage development of fuel cell generating systems.

2017-A460 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    460
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
   in relation to establishing a fuel cell incentive program
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 66-o to read as follows:
   § 66-O. FUEL CELL INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" MEANS AN  INVESTOR-OWNED  ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION  THAT DISTRIBUTES AND DELIVERS ELECTRICITY WITHIN THIS STATE
 AND HAS ANNUAL REVENUES IN EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS; AND
   (B) "QUALIFIED FUEL CELL ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEM" MEANS:  A  SYSTEM
 BASED  ON  A  SOLID OXIDE, MOLTEN CARBONATE, PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE OR
 PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELL THAT IS MANUFACTURED, INSTALLED  AND  OPERATED
 IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  APPLICABLE  GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AND
 THAT IS OPERATED IN  COMPLIANCE  WITH  ANY  STANDARDS  AND  REQUIREMENTS
 ESTABLISHED  IN  THIS  CHAPTER OR BY ORDER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMIS-
 SION.
   2. WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION,  THE
 COMMISSION  SHALL  COMMENCE  THE  CONSIDERATION  OF MODIFICATIONS TO ITS
 EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF QUALIFIED FUEL  CELL
 ELECTRIC  GENERATING SYSTEMS AND, NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOU-
 SAND EIGHTEEN, THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE  A  DETERMINATION  ESTABLISHING
 MODIFICATIONS TO ITS EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
 QUALIFIED FUEL CELL GENERATING SYSTEMS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
 THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
 DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY  IN THE PREPARATION OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
 COMMISSION FOR  SUCH  DETERMINATION.  THE  PROGRAM  MODIFICATIONS  SHALL
 REQUIRE:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01075-01-7
              

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