Assembly Bill A8160

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the public service commission to develop and implement a plan making the sources of all energy generation in the state renewable sources by 2050

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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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2015-A8160 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6694
2019-2020: A7319

2015-A8160 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the public service commission to develop and implement a plan making the sources of all energy generation in the state renewable sources by 2050.

2015-A8160 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8160

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, LAWRENCE, FAHY,
  SIMON, ROSENTHAL, SKARTADOS, ARROYO, CERETTO,  JAFFEE,  MARKEY,  McDO-
  NOUGH,  HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE, CAHILL, RIVERA
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  directing  the
  public  service  commission  to establish and implement a plan to make
  the state solely reliant on renewable sources of energy by January  1,
  2050

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

  Section 1. Section 5 of the public service law is amended by adding  a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT A PLAN WHEREBY ALL
SOURCES OF ENERGY GENERATION IN THIS STATE SHALL BE RENEWABLE SOURCES ON
OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11097-02-5

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