Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 17, 2011 |
signed chap.413 |
Aug 05, 2011 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 13, 2011 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.609 substituted for s4548 |
Jun 13, 2011 |
substituted by a5525a |
May 16, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
May 11, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
May 10, 2011 |
1st report cal.609 |
Apr 12, 2011 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S4548
Signed By Governor2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5525 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2011-S4548 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S4548 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4548 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to external disconnect switches on solar electric generating equipment PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To eliminate any requirement that solar electric generating equipment of less than 25 kilowatts have an external disconnect switch. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Under no circumstances shall such standards require the use of such a manual lockable disconnect switch on residential solar electric equipment of not more than twenty-five kilo watts, when such equipment is in compliance with Underwriters Laboratories interconnection standard 1747. The authority shall comply with the provisions of section sixty-six-j of the public service law. JUSTIFICATION: In February 2009, the state's Public Service Commission issued a ruling requiring that all utility companies eliminate the requirement for the external disconnect switch used in solar
2011-S4548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4548 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 12, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to external disconnect switches on solar electric generating equipment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1020-cc of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 517 of the laws of 1986 and as renumbered by chapter 334 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows: S 1020-cc. Authority subject to certain provisions contained in the state finance law, the public service law, the social services law and the general municipal law. All contracts of the authority shall be subject to the provisions of the state finance law relating to contracts made by the state. The authority shall also establish rules and regu- lations with respect to providing to its residential gas, electric and steam utility customers those rights and protections provided in article two and sections one hundred seventeen and one hundred eighteen of the public service law and section one hundred thirty-one-s of the social services law. THE AUTHORITY SHALL CONFORM TO ANY SAFETY STANDARDS REGARDING MANUAL LOCKABLE DISCONNECT SWITCHES FOR SOLAR ELECTRIC GENER- ATING EQUIPMENT ESTABLISHED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE AND SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION FIVE-A OF SECTION SIXTY-SIX-J OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW. The authority shall let contracts for construction or purchase of supplies, materials, or equipment pursuant to section one hundred three and paragraph (e) of subdivision four of section one hundred twenty-w of the general municipal law. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08771-03-1
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