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Assembly Actions -
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| Mar 17, 2010 |
print number 8770a |
| Mar 17, 2010 |
amend (t) and recommit to environmental conservation |
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to environmental conservation |
| Jun 05, 2009 |
referred to environmental conservation |
Assembly Bill A8770
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JAFFEE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Mike Spano
Jeffrey Dinowitz
multi-Sponsors
Greg Ball
Inez Barron
James F. Brennan
Deborah Glick
2009-A8770 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§15-0107 & 15-1503, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A665
2009-A8770 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8770
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to
mandating operators of water treatment and desalination plants to be
required to integrate renewable energy systems
PURPOSE: To require any operator of a water treatment and
desalination plant in this state to integrate and utilize renewable
energy systems and technology as a means to operate such plants.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. amends the public service law by
adding 89-q. Renewable energy sources
JUSTIFICATION: Methods to power water treatment plants, particularly
desalination plants, require a disproportionate amount of energy.
Increasing water supply should not mean increasing carbon emissions.
To prevent this treatment plants must obtain energy from renewable
sources.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: This requirement would result in hundreds of
dollars in savings each year for consumers, including the government
agencies that consume water from these facilities.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the one hundred
2009-A8770 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8770
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 5, 2009
___________
Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, SPANO, DINOWITZ, WALKER -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. BALL, BARRON, GLICK, JOHN, ROBINSON -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to mandating opera-
tors of water treatment and desalination plants to be required to
integrate renewable energy systems
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
89-q to read as follows:
S 89-Q. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. ANY OPERATOR OF A WATER TREATMENT
AND DESALINATION PLANT IN THIS STATE SHALL INTEGRATE AND UTILIZE RENEWA-
BLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY AS A MEANS TO OPERATE SUCH PLANTS.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11901-01-9
co-Sponsors
Mike Spano
Jeffrey Dinowitz
multi-Sponsors
Greg Ball
Inez Barron
James F. Brennan
Deborah Glick
2009-A8770A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Environmental Conservation
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§15-0107 & 15-1503, En Con L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
A665
2009-A8770A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8770A
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in
relation to mandating operators of water treatment and desalination
plants to be required to integrate renewable energy systems
PURPOSE: To require any operator of a water treatment and desalination
plant in this state to integrate and utilize renewable energy systems
and technology as a means to operate such plants.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. amends the public service law by
adding 89-q. Renewable energy sources. "Renewable energy resources"
shall mean solar, wind, photovoltaics, tidal, geothermal, fuel cell
technologies and low impact, run-of-river hydroelectric electric gener-
ating equipment with capacity up to thirty megawatts with no new storage
impoundment.
JUSTIFICATION:; Methods to power water treatment plants, particularly
desalination plants, require a disproportionate amount of energy.
Increasing water supply should not mean increasing carbon emissions. To
prevent this treatment plants must obtain energy from renewable sources.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: This requirement would result in hundreds of
dollars in savings each year for consumers, including the government
2009-A8770A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
8770--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
June 5, 2009
___________
Introduced by M. of A. JAFFEE, SPANO, DINOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. BALL, BARRON, BRENNAN, GLICK, JOHN, ROBINSON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Environmental Conservation -- recommitted
to the Committee on Environmental Conservation in accordance with
Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to
mandating operators of water treatment and desalination plants to be
required to integrate renewable energy systems
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivisions 6 and 7 of section 15-0107 of the environ-
mental conservation law are renumbered subdivisions 7 and 8 and a new
subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
6. "RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES" SHALL MEAN SOLAR, WIND, PHOTOVOLTAICS,
TIDAL, GEOTHERMAL, FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES AND LOW-IMPACT, RUN-OF-RIVER
HYDROELECTRIC ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT WITH CAPACITY UP TO THIRTY
MEGAWATTS WITH NO NEW STORAGE IMPOUNDMENT.
S 2. Section 15-0503 of the environmental conservation law is amended
by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
6. ANY DESALINATION PLANT THAT IS ISSUED A PERMIT PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION MUST UTILIZE A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
15-0107 OF THIS ARTICLE.
S 3. Subdivision 5 of section 15-1503 of the environmental conserva-
tion law is renumbered subdivision 6 and a new subdivision 5 is added to
read as follows:
5. ANY DESALINATION PLANT THAT IS ISSUED A PERMIT PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION MUST UTILIZE A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
15-0107 OF THIS ARTICLE.
S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law and shall apply to all permits issued on or
after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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