Senate Bill S1927

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the commission on reopening the Indian Point energy center; relates to definitions relating to renewable energy; repeals provision of public service law; directs a feasibility study on nuclear SMRs

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S1927 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy
Laws Affected:
Amd §1-103, Energy L; amd §119-ff, Gen Muni L; amd §1851, Pub Auth L; amd §66-p, rpld §162 sub 4 ¶(a), Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9898

2025-S1927 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the commission on reopening the Indian Point energy center; relates to definitions of certain terms relating to renewable energy; repeals provisions relating to electric generating facilities; directs the New York state energy research and development authority to conduct a feasibility study on nuclear small modular reactors.

2025-S1927 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S1927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1927
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. O'MARA, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, GRIFFO, MURRAY, PALUMBO,
   STEC,  WALCZYK  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications
 
 AN ACT to establish the commission on reopening the Indian Point  energy
   center; to amend the energy law, the general municipal law, the public
   authorities  law,  and  the  public  service law, in relation to defi-
   nitions of certain terms relating to renewable energy; to repeal para-
   graph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 162 of the public  service  law,
   relating to electric generating facilities; and directing the New York
   state energy research and development authority to conduct a feasibil-
   ity study on nuclear small modular reactors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Commission on reopening the Indian Point energy center.  1.
 There is hereby established the commission on reopening the Indian Point
 energy  center  to  evaluate  the  cost, feasibility, and impact on grid
 capacity of reopening the Indian Point energy center.
   2. The commission shall consist of thirteen members as follows:
   a. the chair of the public service commission, or such chair's  desig-
 nee;
   b.  one  member, with subject matter expertise in nuclear power, to be
 appointed by the governor;
   c. one member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   d. one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
   e. one member to be  appointed  by  the  temporary  president  of  the
 senate;
   f. one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
   g. the chair of the senate energy and telecommunications committee;
   h.  the  ranking minority member of the senate energy and telecommuni-
 cations committee;
   i. the chair of the assembly energy committee;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04907-01-5
              

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