S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9005--A
Cal. No. 1183
I N S E N A T E
April 8, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first
and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
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
completion rate. A report on the information developed through such
conferral shall be published and made accessible on the website of the
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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authority, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE BASIS OF THE CONFERRAL
REPORT. THE PUBLISHED BASIS SHALL INCLUDE NOTES FROM THE CONFERRAL MEET-
INGS.
§ 3. 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 AND PUBLISHED 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 subdivision, 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 intercon-
nection queue's historical completion rate. 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 TO, THE
BASIS OF THE CONFERRAL REPORT. THE PUBLISHED BASIS SHALL INCLUDE NOTES
FROM THE CONFERRAL MEETINGS.
§ 4. Subparagraph (vii) of paragraph (e) 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:
(vii) The authority shall post a draft of the strategic plan on its
website for public comment for a period of at least sixty days STARTING
NO LATER THAN OCTOBER ELEVENTH, and shall hold at least [three] SIX
public hearings on the draft strategic plan in regionally diverse parts
of the state. 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.
§ 5. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
ments to paragraph (d) of subdivision 27-a of section 1005 of the public
authorities law made by section two of this act shall be subject to the
expiration and reversion of such paragraph pursuant to section 34 of
part O of chapter 58 of the laws of 2024, as amended, when upon such
date the provisions of section three of this act shall take effect.
