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Senate Bill S2397
2011-2012 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
2011-S2397 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A5862
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1014, Pub Auth L; amd §364, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S7890, A11166
2013-2014: A6251
2011-S2397 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2397 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law and the general municipal law, in relation to clarifying the regulatory authority of the New York power authority PURPOSE: This act would clarify that the New York Power Authority retains regulatory jurisdiction over all municipal electric utilities with certain exceptions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 1014 of the public authorities law to clarify that municipal electric utilities who purchase and distribute power from the New York Power Authority shall be regulated by the Authority and not by the Public Service Commission. Section 2 amends section 364 of the general municipal law to exempt from regulation by the Public Service commission those municipalities who distribute power from the New York Power Authority but do not generate power for distribution. Section 3 sets forth the effective date of this Act.
2011-S2397 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2397 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 19, 2011 ___________ 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 and the general municipal law, in relation to clarifying the regulatory authority of the New York power authority THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1014 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 446 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows: S 1014. Public service law not applicable to authority; inconsistent provisions in other acts superseded. The rates, services and practices relating to the generation, transmission, distribution and sale OF POWER by the authority[, of power to be generated from the projects authorized by this title] shall not be subject to the provisions of the public service law nor to regulation by, nor the jurisdiction of the department of public service. IN PARTICULAR, THE AUTHORITY, AND NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE, WILL HAVE REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION OVER ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW THAT OWNS AND OPERATES AN ELECTRIC DISTRIB- UTION SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTES ANY POWER FROM THE AUTHORITY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS SHALL REMAIN SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION SIXTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW; AND PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THIS EXEMPTION FROM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION JURISDICTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO: (1) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT SELF GENERATE POWER FOR DISTRIBUTION PURPOSES; (2) POWER AUTHORITIES THAT ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE LEGISLATURE AFTER MAY TWENTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TEN; AND (3) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW AFTER MAY TWENTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TEN. Except to the extent article seven of the public service law applies to the siting and operation of a major utility tran- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07031-01-1
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