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                                   6405
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 6, 2023
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 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  authorizing and directing the public service commission and the
   New York state energy research and development authority to conduct  a
   study  on  peaker plant electric generating facilities on Long Island;
   and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
   of
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. For the purposes of this act, the term "peaker plant elec-
 tric generating facility" shall mean a major electric generating facili-
 ty as defined in paragraph b of subdivision one of  section  19-0312  of
 the  environmental  conservation  law  that  burns  coal, oil, diesel or
 natural gas and was operational  and  generated  electricity  less  than
 fifteen  percent of the year during at least two years between two thou-
 sand twelve through two thousand twenty-two.
   § 2. The public service commission, in conjunction with the  New  York
 state  energy  research  and  development  authority,  is authorized and
 directed to conduct a study of peaker plant electric generating  facili-
 ties on Long Island.  Such study shall include, but not be limited to:
   (a)  the number of peaker plant electric generating facilities on Long
 Island;
   (b) the number of peaker plant electric generating facilities that are
 necessary on Long Island; and
   (c) how to reduce the  number  of  peaker  plant  electric  generating
 facilities on Long Island.
   §  3.  The public service commission, in conjunction with the New York
 state energy research and development authority, may conduct  any  hear-
 ings or take any written testimony as it deems necessary in order to aid
 such  study, and shall take all other steps necessary to provide a thor-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 ough analysis of all issues related to the provisions listed in  section
 one of this act.
   §  4.  The public service commission, in conjunction with the New York
 state energy research and development authority, shall issue  its  final
 report  no  later  than one year after the effective date of this act to
 the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the  temporary  president  of
 the  senate,  and  the chair of the assembly committee on energy and the
 senate committee on energy and telecommunications, and post  a  copy  of
 such report on its website.
   §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed two years after such effective date.