Senate Bill S5541

2017-2018 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

  • 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-S5541 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6993
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1005, Pub Auth L

2017-S5541 (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-S5541 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5541 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5541
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GRIFFO -- (at request of the New York Power Authori-
   ty) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be  commit-
   ted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications
 
 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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