Assembly Bill A443A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing the New York power authority with the right of first offer and refusal; bans non-state run energy services companies; repealer

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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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2023-A443 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8937
2021-2022: A1382

2023-A443 - Summary

Provides the New York power authority with the right of first offer and refusal for acquiring any renewable generation facility, renewable energy generation project and any power or energy created by a renewable generation facility or renewable energy generation project.

2023-A443 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    443
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CARROLL, ROZIC, KIM, COLTON, SIMON, DINOWITZ,
   DICKENS, WEPRIN, L. ROSENTHAL, CRUZ, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, BURDICK, MITAYNES
   -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  COOK,  HYNDMAN  --  read  once  and
   referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law and the public service law,
   in relation to providing the New York power authority with  the  right
   of first offer and refusal for certain renewable generation facilities
   and  any  power or energy created by such renewable generation facili-
   ties; bans energy services companies; and to repeal certain provisions
   of the general business law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1005 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding two new subdivisions 30 and 31 to read as follows:
   30.  (A)  TO  PURCHASE,  FINANCE,  PLAN,  DESIGN,  ENGINEER,  ACQUIRE,
 CONSTRUCT,  OPERATE OR MANAGE ANY RENEWABLE GENERATION FACILITY, RENEWA-
 BLE ENERGY GENERATING PROJECT, BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS, RENEWABLE
 THERMAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS HEAT PUMPS, SOLAR  THERMAL,  OR  OTHER
 HEATING  OR  COOLING TECHNOLOGIES USING RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY THAT
 DO NOT EMIT GREENHOUSE GASES, OR ANY POWER OR ENERGY CREATED BY A RENEW-
 ABLE GENERATION FACILITY OR RENEWABLE ENERGY  GENERATION  PROJECT  UNDER
 THE  RIGHT  OF FIRST OFFER AND REFUSAL ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION TWENTY-
 EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   (B) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  "RENEWABLE  ENERGY  GENERATING
 PROJECT"  SHALL  MEAN A PROJECT THAT GENERATES POWER AND ENERGY BY MEANS
 OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, OR THAT STORES  AND  SUPPLIES  POWER  AND
 ENERGY  GENERATED  BY  MEANS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES, AND INCLUDES
 THE CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND/OR OPERATION OF ANCILLARY  FACILITIES
 OR  EQUIPMENT DONE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERAT-
 ING PROJECTS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH TERM SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00334-01-3
 A. 443                              2
              

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2023-A443A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8937
2021-2022: A1382

2023-A443A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides the New York power authority with the right of first offer and refusal for acquiring any renewable generation facility, renewable energy generation project and any power or energy created by a renewable generation facility or renewable energy generation project.

2023-A443A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  443--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CARROLL, ROZIC, KIM, COLTON, SIMON, DINOWITZ,
   DICKENS,  WEPRIN,   L. ROSENTHAL,   CRUZ,   GONZALEZ-ROJAS,   BURDICK,
   MITAYNES,  SIMONE  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, HYNDMAN --
   read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
   and  Commissions  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing the New
   York  power  authority  with  the right of first offer and refusal for
   certain renewable  generation  facilities  and  any  power  or  energy
   created by such renewable generation facilities
 
   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
 28 to read as follows:
   §  28.  NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER AND REFUSAL. THE
 NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY, AS ESTABLISHED BY TITLE ONE OF ARTICLE FIVE OF
 THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW, SHALL BE ALLOWED TO MATCH THE PURCHASE PRICE
 OF  ANY  RENEWABLE  GENERATION  FACILITY,  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  GENERATION
 PROJECT AND ANY POWER OR ENERGY CREATED BY A RENEWABLE GENERATION FACIL-
 ITY  OR RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION PROJECT, AT THE TIME OF SALE OF SUCH
 FACILITY OR PROJECT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE AUTHORITY  DECIDES  TO  MATCH
 AND  OFFER  SUCH  PURCHASE PRICE, THE AUTHORITY SHALL ASSUME THE ROLE OF
 THE SOLE PURCHASER OF THE RENEWABLE GENERATION FACILITY, RENEWABLE ENER-
 GY GENERATION PROJECT OR ANY POWER OR  ENERGY  CREATED  BY  A  RENEWABLE
 GENERATION FACILITY OR RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION PROJECT.
   §  2.  Nothing in this act is intended to limit, impair, or affect the
 legal authority of the power authority of the state of  New  York  under
 any  other  provision  of title 1 of article 5 of the public authorities
 law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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