NY State Senate Bill 2021-S3289

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Jan 05, 2022	referred to energy and telecommunications
Jan 28, 2021	referred to energy and telecommunications

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2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3855
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §66-q, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S9036, A11282
2019-2020: S6112, A7376
2023-2024: S2618
2025-2026: S1554

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state renewable reclamation projects program to stimulate the development of renewable energy on certain brownfield sites, dormant electric generating sites, and real property.

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3289

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to renewable energy
projects on brownfield sites, dormant electric generating sites and
utility owned property

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The bill would establish the New York State renewable reclamation
projects program to encourage the reclamation of dormant electric gener-
ating sites, certain brownfield sites, and other eligible properties and
transform them into viable renewable electric generation and/or electric
energy storage facilities.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill would add a new section 66-p to the public service law (PSL)
to direct the Public Service Commission, with input from the Empire

State Development Corporation and the New York State Energy Research and
Development Authority regarding funding and other available sources, to
establish the New York State Renewable Reclamation Projects Program.
Such program would encourage reclamation of dormant electric generating
sites, certain brownfield sites and other eligible properties, by
private entities or energy corporation's, and stimulate the development
of these sites into viable renewable electric generation and/or electric
energy storage facilities with minimal impact to the New York State
energy markets. The reclaimed sites would generate electricity from
either wind, solar, hydroelectric and/or storage sources and would have
to be strategically located to allow for a more optimized, secure and
flexible renewable electric power system.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The primary objective of this legislation establishing the NYS Renewable
Reclamation Project's Program is to advance the development of renewable
energy and energy storage resources on existing environmentally compro-
mised property constituting brownfield and deteriorating fossil-fuel-
fired thermal electric generation sites without negatively impacting the
energy generation markets. These reclaimed sites will serve as develop-
ment models for the effective re-use of such sites for renewable and
other advanced energy technology deployment that will assist New York
State in meeting its 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050 climate goals.

Benefits of this Program include optimization of clean energy develop-
ment, combat climate change, preservation of natural resources and
utilization of existing infrastructure ("smart growth") present on the
site and surrounding area. These reclamation projects aim to drive inno-
vative, scalable and replicable solutions for the benefit of energy
customers and local communities. In addition, local communities will
realize new jobs, tax revenues and joint public/private partnerships to
create a stronger economic foundation for the future.

The bill also protects ratepayers by requiring an examination of the
costs, benefits and risks of any proposal submitted by an electric
corporation or private developer including the rate implications to
customers. Finally, the bill protects labor interests because it
requires that a participating energy corporation demonstrate that the
corporation has entered into a labor peace agreement with a bona fide
labor organization of jurisdiction that is actively engaged in repres-
enting or attempting to represent the corporation's employees.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2019/20: S6112- Referred to Energy and Telecommunications

2017/18: S9036 - referred to rules.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3289
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to renewable energy
   projects on brownfield sites, dormant electric  generating  sites  and
   utility owned property

   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
 66-q to read as follows:
   §  66-Q. NEW YORK STATE RENEWABLE RECLAMATION PROJECTS PROGRAM. 1.  AS
 USED IN THIS SECTION, A "RENEWABLE RECLAMATION PROJECT" SHALL MEAN SOLAR
 ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT, WIND ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT, ELEC-
 TRIC ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT  AND  HYDROELECTRIC  GENERATING  EQUIPMENT
 WHICH A COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR PRIVATE DEVELOPER IS
 AUTHORIZED TO OWN AND OPERATE ON:
   (A) A BROWNFIELD SITE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 27-1405
 OF  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, NOT EXCLUDING A SITE SUBJECT TO
 AN ENFORCEMENT ORDER AS PROVIDED FOR IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO
 OF SECTION 27-1405 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW; OR
   (B) A DORMANT ELECTRIC GENERATING SITE AS DETERMINED  BY  THE  COMMIS-
 SION; OR
   (C)  REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A PRIVATE DEVELOPER OR REAL PROPERTY OWNED
 BY A COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION.
   2. THE COMMISSION, WITH INPUT FROM THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPO-
 RATION AND THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY
 REGARDING FUNDING AND OTHER AVAILABLE RESOURCES, SHALL ESTABLISH THE NEW
 YORK  STATE  RENEWABLE  RECLAMATION  PROJECTS  PROGRAM  TO STIMULATE THE
 DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY ON THE  TYPES  OF  SITES  DESIGNATED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS SECTION SUBJECT TO PRIVATE OR COMBINATION GAS
 AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD06839-01-1

 S. 3289                             2
 
   3. THE COMMISSION SHALL OVERSEE AND APPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF  THE
 RENEWABLE  RECLAMATION  PROJECTS PROGRAM BY COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC
 CORPORATIONS OR PRIVATE  DEVELOPERS.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE
 FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
   (A)  (I) COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS OR PRIVATE DEVELOP-
 ERS SHALL OWN OR LEASE A BROWNFIELD SITE OR A DORMANT ELECTRIC  GENERAT-
 ING SITE; OR
   (II)  PRIVATE  DEVELOPERS OR COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS
 SHALL OWN REAL PROPERTY AND ANY SUCH  PROPERTY  SHALL  BE  STRATEGICALLY
 LOCATED  TO  ALLOW  FOR  A MORE OPTIMIZED, SECURE AND FLEXIBLE RENEWABLE
 ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM.
   (B) THE COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR PRIVATE  DEVELOPER
 SHALL OWN THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED TO EFFECTIVELY INTEGRATE THE ELEC-
 TRICITY  PRODUCED INTO THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM. SUCH INFRASTRUCTURE SHALL BE
 INTERCONNECTED AND OPERATED IN PARALLEL WITH  THE  COMBINATION  GAS  AND
 ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.
   (C) THE COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL ISSUE A REQUEST
 FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RENEWABLES.
   4.  A  COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR A PRIVATE DEVELOPER
 SHALL PROVIDE THE COMMISSION WITH THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) AN EXAMINATION OF THE COSTS, BENEFITS AND RISKS  OF  ANY  PROPOSAL
 SUBMITTED  BY  A  COMBINATION  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR PRIVATE
 DEVELOPER INCLUDING THE RATE IMPLICATIONS TO CUSTOMERS.
   (B) A DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CORPORATION  HAS  ENTERED  INTO  A  LABOR
 PEACE AGREEMENT WITH A BONA FIDE LABOR ORGANIZATION OF JURISDICTION THAT
 IS  ACTIVELY  ENGAGED  IN  REPRESENTING  OR  ATTEMPTING TO REPRESENT THE
 COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S EMPLOYEES.  THE  LABOR  PEACE
 AGREEMENT  SHALL  BE  AN  ONGOING MATERIAL CONDITION OF AUTHORIZATION TO
 PARTICIPATE  IN  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  RENEWABLE  RECLAMATION  PROJECTS
 PROGRAM.
   5. THE COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION MAY, WITH THE APPROVAL
 OF  THE COMMISSION, PARTICIPATE IN FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY THE
 NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY.  A  PRIVATE
 DEVELOPER  MAY  PARTICIPATE IN ANY FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY ANY
 STATE OR FEDERAL PROGRAM INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO  PUBLIC  BENEFIT
 CORPORATIONS.
   6.  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL ISSUE SUCH ORDERS, RULES AND REGULATIONS AS
 MAY BE NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE FOR THE INTERPRETATION,  IMPLEMENTATION
 OR ADMINISTRATION OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S3289

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

co-Sponsors

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Kevin S. Parker

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

co-Sponsors

Brad Hoylman-Sigal

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3289 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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