Assembly Bill A6253

Vetoed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the New York state grid modernization commission

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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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2023-A6253 - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-u, Pub Serv L; amd §6-104, Energy L

2023-A6253 - Summary

Relates to establishing the New York state grid modernization commission; provides the commission shall conduct a study of research, development and demonstrations of electric grid modernization and shall issue such report to the state energy planning board for consideration in the state energy plan.

2023-A6253 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6253
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the energy law,  in  relation
   to establishing the New York state grid modernization commission
 
   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-u to read as follows:
   §  66-U.  NEW  YORK STATE GRID MODERNIZATION COMMISSION. 1. WITHIN ONE
 HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE NEW  YORK
 STATE  GRID  MODERNIZATION COMMISSION SHALL BE ESTABLISHED. THE CHAIR OF
 THE COMMISSION, THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION,  THE
 COMMISSIONER  OF  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT, THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTA-
 TION, THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, THE COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DIVISION  OF
 HOMELAND  SECURITY  AND EMERGENCY SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICUL-
 TURE AND MARKETS, THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND
 THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW YORK  STATE  ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY SHALL EACH APPOINT TWO MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE GRID MODERNIZA-
 TION  COMMISSION.  THE  GOVERNOR,  TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY SHALL EACH APPOINT ONE ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
 TO SERVE ON THE GRID MODERNIZATION COMMISSION.  THE  GRID  MODERNIZATION
 COMMISSION  SHALL  CONSIST OF MEMBERS FROM COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, LOW-IN-
 COME COMMUNITIES, AND COMMUNITIES BEARING DISPROPORTIONATE POLLUTION AND
 CLIMATE CHANGE BURDENS, OR SHALL BE REPRESENTATIVES  OF  COMMUNITY-BASED
 ORGANIZATIONS WITH EXPERIENCE AND A HISTORY OF ADVOCACY ON ENVIRONMENTAL
 JUSTICE  ISSUES, AND SHALL INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEW
 YORK CITY COMMUNITIES, TWO REPRESENTATIVES FROM RURAL  COMMUNITIES,  AND
 TWO  REPRESENTATIVES FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK URBAN COMMUNITIES. MEMBERS OF
 THE GRID MODERNIZATION COMMISSION SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.
   2. (A) THE GRID MODERNIZATION COMMISSION  SHALL  CONDUCT  A  STUDY  OF
 RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF ELECTRIC GRID MODERNIZATION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05756-01-3
              

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2023-A6253A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-u, Pub Serv L; amd §6-104, Energy L

2023-A6253A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing the New York state grid modernization commission; provides the commission shall conduct a study of research, development and demonstrations of electric grid modernization and shall issue such report to the state energy planning board for consideration in the state energy plan.

2023-A6253A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6253--A
                                                         Cal. No. 177
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BARRETT, SEAWRIGHT, CONRAD, McDONALD, STERN,
   MAGNARELLI, ZEBROWSKI, SMULLEN, SANTABARBARA, CUNNINGHAM,  SHIMSKY  --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the Committee on Energy -- ordered to a
   third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its  place  on
   the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT in relation to establishing the New York state grid modernization
   commission
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. New York state grid modernization  commission.  (a)  Within
 one  hundred eighty days of the effective date of this act, the New York
 state grid modernization commission shall be established.
   (b) The New York state grid modernization commission shall consist of:
 (i) the chief executive officer of the department of public  service  or
 their  chosen designee, (ii) the commissioner of environmental conserva-
 tion or their chosen designee, (iii) the commissioner of economic devel-
 opment or their chosen designee, (iv) the commissioner of transportation
 or their chosen designee, (v) the commissioner of labor or their  chosen
 designee, (vi) the commissioner of the division of homeland security and
 emergency  services  or their chosen designee, (vii) the commissioner of
 agriculture and markets or their chosen designee, (viii) the commission-
 er of health or their chosen designee, (ix) the secretary  of  state  or
 their  chosen  designee,  (x) the president of the power of authority or
 their chosen designee, (xi) the president of the New York  state  energy
 research  and  development  authority or their chosen designee and (xii)
 two representatives  appointed  by  the  governor,  two  representatives
 appointed  by  the  temporary  president of the senate and two represen-
 tatives appointed by the speaker of the assembly as well as  one  repre-
 sentative  appointed by the minority leader of the senate and one repre-
 sentative appointed by the  minority  leader  of  the  assembly.    Such
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05756-06-4
              

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