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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Jan 11, 2019 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S1260
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2019-S1260 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §18, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S3983
2019-S1260 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1260 SPONSOR: FUNKE TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to limiting surcharges imposed on ratepayers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To ensure that subsidies for renewable and clean energy projects are used only to support in-state projects SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one: Disallows the use of surcharges from any current or future clean energy project from subsidizing projects outside the state or the country. Further, this section makes it clear that environmental attri- butes from such projects may not be counted against emissions goals or standards established for New York State.
2019-S1260 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1260 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- 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 service law, in relation to limiting surcharges imposed on ratepayers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 18 to read as follows: § 18. LIMITS ON USES OF SURCHARGES IMPOSED ON NEW YORK RATEPAYERS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, REGULATION, POLICY, ORDER OR EXECUTIVE ACTION TO THE CONTRARY, MONEY COLLECTED FROM RATEPAYERS TO SUPPORT ANY PROGRAM RELATED TO SUPPORTING CLEAN OR RENEWABLE ENERGY OR ENERGY EFFI- CIENCY CURRENTLY IN PLACE OR ANY SIMILAR SUCCESSOR PROGRAM, SHALL NOT BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE, INCENTIVIZE OR IN ANY WAY SUPPORT ENERGY GENERATED OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK STATE OR THE UNITED STATES IF SUCH ENERGY IS TRANS- MITTED OVER AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE, THAT ENTERS COMMERCIAL OPERATION AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND THAT CONNECTS A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES TO A LOCATION WITHIN NEW YORK STATE AND THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCESS IN NEW YORK STATE TO ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES LOCATED IN NEW YORK STATE TO TRANSMIT ENERGY TO A LOCATION WITHIN NEW YORK STATE. FURTHER, ENERGY GENERATED OUTSIDE OF THE STATE, AND ITS RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL ATTRIBUTES, MAY NOT BE COUNTED AGAINST ANY ENVIRONMENTAL GOAL ESTAB- LISHED BY THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE, WHETHER BY LAW, REGULATION, ORDER, POLICY OR EXECUTIVE ACTION. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07123-01-9
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