Senate Bill S6567

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7569
Law Section:
Labor

2019-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the payment of prevailing wages of affected employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant; requires the department of labor to oversee sale and the hiring of new employees at such power plant.

2019-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6567 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6567
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT requiring the payment of prevailing wages to  affected  employees
   of  the  Indian  Point  Nuclear  Power Plant and for the department of
   labor to oversee the hiring of new employees at such power plant

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Any  transfer  or  lease,  as well as any decommissioning
 activities, by the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant  of  its  franchise,
 works  or  system  or any part of such franchise, works or system to any
 corporation, firm,  company,  partnership,  limited  liability  company,
 association  or person shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide
 that employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant with  skill  sets
 necessary  for  the operation of a successor corporation, firm, company,
 partnership,  limited  liability  company,  association  or  person   be
 retained  for employment with such successor and shall be paid a wage of
 not less than the prevailing wage in the locality where the Indian Point
 Nuclear Power Plant is located.
   § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  contrary,  the
 commissioner  of  labor  shall  ensure  that any employees of the Indian
 Point Nuclear Power Plant  shall  be  granted  notice  to  any  affected
 employees  pursuant to section 860-b of the labor law and such employees
 shall be granted prevailing wages pursuant to section 220 of  the  labor
 law.  Such  affected employees shall be paid a premium wage commensurate
 with the premium wages prevailing in the  area  in  which  the  work  is
 performed  until  such  time  as the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant is
 closed.
   § 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  contrary,  any
 corporation,  firm,  company,  partnership, limited liability company or
 association,  hereinafter  known  as  "purchaser"  with  a  contract  to
 purchase  the  Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, to the extent practica-

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

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