Senate Bill S4548

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the Long Island power authority to conform to safety standards regarding manual lockable disconnect switches for solar electric generating equipment

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A5525 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2011-S4548 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5525
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1020-cc, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S7712, A10245

2011-S4548 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the Long Island power authority to conform to safety standards regarding manual lockable disconnect switches for solar electric generating equipment.

2011-S4548 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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