Assembly Bill A6993

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the powers and duties of NYPA with respect to energy-related projects

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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-A6993 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5541
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1005, Pub Auth L

2017-A6993 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the powers and duties of NYPA to finance, design, develop, construct, implement, provide and administer energy-related projects, programs and services.

2017-A6993 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6993
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 28, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN  -- (at request of the New York Power
   Authority) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to energy-relat-
   ed projects, programs and services of the power authority of the state
   of New York

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 17 of section 1005 of the
 public authorities law, as amended by chapter 494 of the laws  of  2011,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  As  deemed  feasible  and  advisable  by the trustees, to finance
 [and], design, develop, construct,  implement,  provide  and  administer
 energy-related  projects,  programs  and services for any public entity,
 any independent not-for-profit institution of  higher  education  within
 the  state,  [and]  any  recipient  of [the] economic development power,
 expansion power, replacement power, preservation power, high load factor
 power, municipal distribution agency power, [power  for  jobs,  and]  OR
 recharge  New  York  power  [programs  administered by] ALLOCATED BY the
 authority, AND ANY PARTY LOCATED WITHIN THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK  UNDER
 CONTRACT  WITH THE AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE POWER FROM THE AUTHORITY PURSU-
 ANT TO THIS TITLE OR ANY OTHER LAW. In establishing and  providing  high
 performance and sustainable building programs and services authorized by
 this  subdivision,  the  authority  is  authorized to consult standards,
 guidelines, rating systems, and/or criteria established  or  adopted  by
 other  organizations,  including  but  not  limited to the United States
 green building council under its leadership in energy and  environmental
 design  (LEED)  programs,  the  green building initiative's green globes
 rating system, and the American National Standards Institute. The source
 of any financing and/or loans provided by the authority for the purposes
 of this subdivision may be the proceeds  of  notes  issued  pursuant  to
 section  one thousand nine-a of this title, the proceeds of bonds issued
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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