Senate Bill S2583B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to providing the New York power authority with the right of first offer and refusal

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2023-S2583 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7243
2021-2022: S3032

2023-S2583 - 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-S2583 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2583 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2583
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SALAZAR, SANDERS --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications
 
 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
 AUTHORITY'S SAINT LAWRENCE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT OR  NIAGARA  HYDROELEC-
 TRIC PROJECT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00334-01-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S2583A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7243
2021-2022: S3032

2023-S2583A - 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-S2583A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2583A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2583--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SALAZAR, SANDERS --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications -- recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  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.
                                                            LBD00334-02-4

              

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2023-S2583B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7243
2021-2022: S3032

2023-S2583B (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-S2583B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S2583B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2583--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, GIANARIS, HOYLMAN-SIGAL, SALAZAR, SANDERS --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications -- recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- reported
   favorably from said  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on
   Finance  --  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, WITHIN THE TIMEFRAMES  PROVIDED  IN  THIS
 SECTION,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL ASSUME THE ROLE OF THE SOLE PURCHASER OF
 THE RENEWABLE GENERATION FACILITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY  GENERATION  PROJECT
 OR  ANY  POWER  OR  ENERGY CREATED BY A RENEWABLE GENERATION FACILITY OR
 RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION PROJECT.  IN THE EVENT  THAT  THE  AUTHORITY
 DECIDED  TO  EXERCISE THE RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER, IT SHALL MAKE SUCH OFFER
 WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE NOTICE  OF  SALE  FOR  A  RENEWABLE  ENERGY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00334-04-4
              

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