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Senate Bill S7208
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Corporations, Authorities And Commissions 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
2009-S7208 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S5406
2013-2014: S4426
2015-2016: S4562
2009-S7208 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7208 TITLE OF BILL : An act directing the power authority of the state of New York to release requests for proposals on certain natural gas powered generating facilities in and around New York city PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To raise revenue for the state through the sale of numerous "peaker" generators in and around New York City. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1. Outlines that the New York Power Authority shall issue an RFP for 10 gas turbine electric generating facilities. Directs the authority to report on the range of solicited bids to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of assembly. NYPA is also authorized to make contributions to the State treasury to the credit of the general fund in the amount of the revenue collected by the authority from the sale of facilities pursuant to this section on or before March 31, 2011. Section 2: States this act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION :
2009-S7208 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7208 I N S E N A T E March 22, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT directing the power authority of the state of New York to release requests for proposals on certain natural gas powered generating facilities in and around New York city THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. (a) The power authority of the state of New York shall within 90 days of the effective date of this act, issue a request for the proposals to purchase from the authority one or more of the ten gas turbine electric generating facilities with a nameplate capacity of less than 80 megawatts each, owned by the authority as of the effective date of this act and located in and around the city of New York. Such request for proposals to sell such generators shall be put out for bid for a maximum of 90 days and shall include the following sites and generation facilities: (1) Two units at Harlem river yard plant, located in the Harlem River Yards, at E. 132nd street, Bronx, New York 10454; (2) Two units at Vernon Boulevard, located at 41-98, 42-02, 42-16 Vernon boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, New York 11101; (3) Two units at the Hell Gate plant, located at Locust Avenue, E. 132nd street to E. 134th street, Bronx, New York 10454; (4) Two units at the Windsor Terrace power plant, located at 3rd avenue and 23rd street, Brooklyn, New York 11232; (5) One unit at Pouch terminal; located at 1 Edgewater street, Staten Island, New York 10305; and (6) One unit at North First avenue and River street, located at 47-79 River street, Brooklyn, New York 11211. (b) The authority shall issue such requests to determine, among other things the likely value to New York state for the sale of such genera- tors. The authority shall, within 30 days of the end of the solicitation period, report on the solicited bids to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, subject to all EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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