S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9233--B
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
November 9, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. RUSSELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- 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 authorities law, in relation to powers of the
North Country power authority and repealing subdivision 7 of section
1021-d of such law relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 1021-d of the public authorities
law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2010 amending the public
authorities law and the executive law relating to establishing the North
Country power authority, as proposed in legislative bills numbers
S.2813-A and A.6694-B, is REPEALED and a new subdivision 7 is added to
read as follows:
7. THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE SUBJECT IN ALL RESPECTS TO THE GENERAL
SUPERVISION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN THE SAME MANNER AS A
MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY IS SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
S 2. Subdivision 5 of section 1021-e of the public authorities law, as
added by a chapter of the laws of 2010 amending the public authorities
law and the executive law relating to establishing the North Country
power authority, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.2813-A and
A.6694-B, is amended to read as follows:
5. To acquire on behalf of and in the name of the authority, whether
by agreement with and purchase from the owner or owners, or by arbi-
tration, or within the service area by eminent domain, pursuant to the
procedures set forth in the eminent domain procedure law, or by lease,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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the whole or any part of any existing facilities or of any other proper-
ty to be used in connection with power transmission, distribution or
generation by the authority as set out in this title; provided, however,
that the authority shall not acquire real property of a municipality or
a political subdivision of the state unless such municipality or poli-
tical subdivision shall consent thereto; [and in connection with the
purchase of such properties] AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE AUTHORITY
SHALL NOT ACQUIRE BY THE EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN ANY FACILITIES FOR
THE TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY OPERATING AT A VOLTAGE IN EXCESS OF
TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND VOLTS FROM ANY PERSON, CORPORATION OR ASSOCIATION,
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF
ELECTRICITY TO ULTIMATE CUSTOMERS UNLESS THE AUTHORITY IS UNABLE TO
ACQUIRE BY CONTRACT WITH THE OWNERS OR OPERATORS THEREOF, THE RIGHT TO
USE SUCH FACILITIES ON JUST, REASONABLE AND NON-DISCRIMINATORY TERMS;
AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT ACQUIRE BY THE EXER-
CISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN ANY FACILITIES FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRIC
POWER FROM ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, COMPANY, OR ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE, ENGAGED IN THE GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER. IN CONNECTION
WITH THE PURCHASE OF ANY PROPERTIES AUTHORIZED HEREIN, the authority may
assume any obligations of the owner of such properties and, to the
extent required by the terms of any indentures or other instruments
under which such obligations were issued, the authority may assume and
agree to perform covenants and observe restrictions contained in such
instruments; and furthermore the owner of any properties, which the
authority is authorized to acquire, is hereby authorized to sell or
otherwise transfer the same to the authority. In the exercise of the
power of eminent domain, as provided in this subdivision, the property
being acquired shall be deemed, when so determined by the authority, to
be for a public use;
S 3. This act shall take effect on the same date as a chapter of the
laws of 2010 amending the public authorities law and the executive law
relating to establishing the North Country power authority, as proposed
in legislative bills numbers S.2813-A and A.6694-B, takes effect.