Assembly Bill A4592

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; and repeals certain provisions of the public service law relating to gas service and sale

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2023-A4592 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4, 5, 30, 31, 66 & 66-a, rpld §§66-b & 66-g, add §§66-u & 77-a, Pub Serv L; amd §12, Transp Corps L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9329

2023-A4592 - Summary

Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.

2023-A4592 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4592
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law  and  the  transportation  corpo-
   rations  law,  in  relation  to aligning utility regulation with state
   climate justice and emission reduction targets; to repeal section 66-b
   of the public service law relating to continuation of gas service; and
   to repeal section 66-g of the public service law relating to the  sale
   of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity
 
   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 "NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act".
   § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that:
   1.  The  Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (the "CLCPA")
 created legal mandates for dramatic greenhouse gas  emission  reductions
 from all sectors of New York's economy. The CLCPA also emphasizes equity
 in addressing climate change by requiring all state agencies and author-
 ities to prioritize reductions of greenhouse gas emissions and co-pollu-
 tants  in  disadvantaged communities and by mandating that certain state
 investments deliver benefits to these communities.
   2. Buildings are New York's largest source  of  greenhouse  gas  emis-
 sions,  accounting  for  approximately  one-third  of the greenhouse gas
 emissions in our state. New York state's  buildings  also  produce  more
 local  air  pollution  than any other state in the country, resulting in
 negative health outcomes such as increased rates of asthma, particularly
 among children, and heart disease. Therefore,  reducing  greenhouse  gas
 emissions  and  toxic  air  pollution emitted from New York's buildings,
 especially in disadvantaged communities, is necessary to meet the  CLCPA
 mandates.
   3. To meet the state's bold climate and equity mandates, New York will
 need  to  update  how  it  regulates  gas utility service. Doing so will

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02688-02-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A4592A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4, 5, 30, 31, 66 & 66-a, rpld §§66-b & 66-g, add §§66-u & 77-a, Pub Serv L; amd §12, Transp Corps L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9329

2023-A4592A - Summary

Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.

2023-A4592A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4592--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. FAHY, SHRESTHA, SIMON, CARROLL, COLTON, GONZA-
   LEZ-ROJAS,  L. ROSENTHAL,  SHIMSKY,  SEAWRIGHT,   GALLAGHER,   ARDILA,
   BURDICK,  STERN,  LUNSFORD, DARLING, THIELE, FORREST, REYES, SILLITTI,
   CRUZ, LEVENBERG, RAMOS, KELLES,  MAMDANI,  RAJKUMAR,  DICKENS,  BORES,
   STECK,  BURGOS, DE LOS SANTOS, GIBBS, WEPRIN, EPSTEIN, SIMONE, STIRPE,
   CLARK, MITAYNES, ANDERSON, FALL, CUNNINGHAM, PAULIN, HUNTER, DINOWITZ,
   JEAN-PIERRE, OTIS, TAPIA, ZACCARO, KIM, HEVESI, DAVILA, SEPTIMO,  RAGA
   --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authori-
   ties and Commissions -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, the public authorities law and
   the transportation corporations law, in relation to  aligning  utility
   regulation  with state climate justice and emission reduction targets;
   to repeal section 66-b of the public service law relating to continua-
   tion of gas service; and to repeal section 66-g of the public  service
   law  relating to the sale  of indigenous natural gas for generation of
   electricity
 
   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 "NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act".
   § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that:
   1. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act  (the  "CLCPA")
 created  legal  mandates for dramatic greenhouse gas emission reductions
 from all sectors of New York's economy. The CLCPA also emphasizes equity
 in addressing climate change by requiring all state agencies and author-
 ities to prioritize reductions of greenhouse gas emissions and co-pollu-
 tants in disadvantaged communities and by mandating that  certain  state
 investments deliver benefits to these communities.
   2.  Buildings  are  New  York's largest source of greenhouse gas emis-
 sions, accounting for approximately  one-third  of  the  greenhouse  gas

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02688-07-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-A4592B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§4, 5, 30, 31, 66 & 66-a, rpld §§66-b & 66-g, add §§66-u & 77-a, Pub Serv L; amd §12, Transp Corps L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9329

2023-A4592B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Aligns utility regulation with state climate justice and emission reduction targets; repeals provisions relating to continuation of gas service; repeals provisions relating to the sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity.

2023-A4592B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4592--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. FAHY, SHRESTHA, SIMON, CARROLL, COLTON, GONZA-
   LEZ-ROJAS,  L. ROSENTHAL,  SHIMSKY,  SEAWRIGHT,   GALLAGHER,   ARDILA,
   BURDICK,  STERN,  LUNSFORD, DARLING, THIELE, FORREST, REYES, SILLITTI,
   CRUZ, LEVENBERG, RAMOS, KELLES,  MAMDANI,  RAJKUMAR,  DICKENS,  BORES,
   STECK,  BURGOS, DE LOS SANTOS, GIBBS, WEPRIN, EPSTEIN, SIMONE, STIRPE,
   CLARK, MITAYNES, ANDERSON, FALL, CUNNINGHAM, PAULIN, HUNTER, DINOWITZ,
   JEAN-PIERRE, OTIS, TAPIA, ZACCARO, KIM, HEVESI, DAVILA, SEPTIMO, RAGA,
   LAVINE, SOLAGES, BRONSON,  PRETLOW,  ALVAREZ,  TAYLOR,  GLICK,  MEEKS,
   JACKSON,    LUPARDO,    PHEFFER AMATO,    LEE,    SAYEGH,    JACOBSON,
   BICHOTTE HERMELYN,   EACHUS,   VANEL,   AUBRY,    RIVERA,    WILLIAMS,
   CHANDLER-WATERMAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
   rations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee  --  recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and
   Commissions in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec.  2  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN  ACT to amend the public service law, the public authorities law, the
   transportation corporations law and the  labor  law,  in  relation  to
   aligning  utility  regulation  with state climate justice and emission
   reduction targets; to repeal section 66-b of the  public  service  law
   relating to continuation of gas service; and to repeal section 66-g of
   the public service law relating to the sale  of indigenous natural gas
   for generation of electricity
 
   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 "NY Home Energy Affordable Transition Act".
   § 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares that:
   1.  The  Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (the "CLCPA")
 created legal mandates for dramatic greenhouse gas  emission  reductions
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02688-18-4
              

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