Assembly Bill A9538A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the New York power authority's conferral process

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2023-A9538 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9005
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1005, Pub Auth L

2023-A9538 - Summary

Enacts the "public renewables transparency act"; relates to the New York power authority's conferral process; requires the conferral report be posted on the authority's website; provides that the authority shall provide an option for stakeholders to submit comments remotely as well, and incorporate feedback from such sessions and written comments into the final draft of the strategic plan

2023-A9538 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9538
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SHRESTHA -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the New York
   power authority's conferral process
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "public renewables transparency act".
   § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 27-a of section 1005 of  the  public
 authorities  law,  as added by section 1 of part QQ of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (d) No later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date  of
 this  subdivision,  and  annually thereafter, the authority shall confer
 with the New York state energy research and development  authority,  the
 office  of  renewable  energy  siting, the department of public service,
 climate and resiliency experts, labor organizations,  and  environmental
 justice  and  community organizations concerning the state's progress on
 meeting the renewable energy goals established by the climate leadership
 and community protection act. AT EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEES' MEETING,  THERE
 SHALL BE A PUBLIC REPORT DELIVERED ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
 OF  THE  AUTHORITY'S  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  GENERATION STRATEGIC PLAN. When
 exercising the authority provided for in paragraph (a) of this  subdivi-
 sion,  the information developed through such conferral shall be used to
 identify projects to help ensure that the state meets  its  goals  under
 the  climate  leadership  and  community  protection  act. Any conferral
 provided for in this paragraph shall include consideration of the timing
 of projects in the interconnection queue  of  the  federally  designated
 electric  bulk  system  operator for New York state, taking into account
 both capacity  factors  or  planned  projects  and  the  interconnection
 queue's  historical  completion  rate. ANY OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS CONDUCTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE. A report  on  the
 information developed through such conferral shall be published and made
 accessible  on  the website of the authority, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14383-05-4
              

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2023-A9538A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9005
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1005, Pub Auth L

2023-A9538A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "public renewables transparency act"; relates to the New York power authority's conferral process; requires the conferral report be posted on the authority's website; provides that the authority shall provide an option for stakeholders to submit comments remotely as well, and incorporate feedback from such sessions and written comments into the final draft of the strategic plan

2023-A9538A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9538--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. SHRESTHA, MAMDANI, SIMON, BURDICK, GONZALEZ-RO-
   JAS, GALLAGHER, SAYEGH,  WOERNER,  KIM,  MEEKS,  CUNNINGHAM,  SHIMSKY,
   STIRPE, EPSTEIN, DAVILA, SIMONE, STECK, EACHUS, RIVERA, KELLES, RAMOS,
   MITAYNES,  ANDERSON,  LEVENBERG,  FORREST, SEAWRIGHT, ALVAREZ, THIELE,
   TAPIA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy --  commit-
   tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
   mitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the New  York
   power authority's conferral process
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "public renewables transparency act".
   §  2.  Paragraph (d) of subdivision 27-a of section 1005 of the public
 authorities law, as amended by section 28 of part O of chapter 58 of the
 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (d) No later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date  of
 this  subdivision,  and  annually thereafter, the authority shall confer
 with the New York state energy research and development  authority,  the
 department  of  public  service,  climate  and resiliency experts, labor
 organizations, and environmental  justice  and  community  organizations
 concerning  the  state's  progress on meeting the renewable energy goals
 established by the climate leadership and community protection act.   AT
 EACH  BOARD  OF TRUSTEES' MEETING, THERE SHALL BE A PUBLIC REPORT DELIV-
 ERED AND PUBLISHED ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AUTHORI-
 TY'S RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION STRATEGIC  PLAN.  When  exercising  the
 authority  provided for in paragraph (a) of this subdivision, the infor-
 mation developed through  such  conferral  shall  be  used  to  identify
 projects to help ensure that the state meets its goals under the climate
 leadership  and  community protection act. Any conferral provided for in
 this paragraph shall include consideration of the timing of projects  in
 the  interconnection  queue  of  the  federally designated electric bulk
 system operator for New York state, taking into  account  both  capacity
 factors  or  planned projects and the interconnection queue's historical
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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