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                                   918
                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                          I N  A S S E M B L Y
                               (PREFILED)
                             January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. DelMONTE, GREENE, FIELDS -- Multi-Sponsored by --
  M.  of  A. AUBRY, CAHILL, COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, GOTTFRIED, JACOBS, ORTIZ,
  PHEFFER, PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Corpo-
  rations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prescribing a
  uniform system of accounts for the power authority of the state of New
  York
  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
  Section 1. Section 1002 of the public authorities law   is amended  by
adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
  3.  ON MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN AND EVERY YEAR THERE-
AFTER  ON  SUCH  DATE,  THE  AUTHORITY SHALL FILE WITH THE GOVERNOR, THE
COMPTROLLER, THE CHAIR OF THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE AND  THE
CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AN ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PRECEDING
CALENDAR  YEAR  THAT  SHALL CONFORM, IN EXACT LIKE MANNER, TO THE ANNUAL
REPORT FILED BY ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
UNDER THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW. IN SO  DOING,
THE  AUTHORITY SHALL COMPLY WITH THE UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS REQUIRED
FOR ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS UNDER THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE  PUBLIC
SERVICE LAW.
  S 2. The fourth undesignated paragraph of section 1010-a of the public
authorities law, as added by chapter 146 of the laws of 1951, is amended
to read as follows:
  Subject  to  agreements  with  noteholders  and  bondholders  and  the
approval of the comptroller, the authority shall prescribe a  system  of
accounts.  THE  AUTHORITY  MAY  CONFORM  ITS  SYSTEM  OF ACCOUNTS TO THE
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM REQUIRED FOR REPORTS FILED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE
THOUSAND TWO OF THIS TITLE.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  S 3. Section 2800 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  THE  POWER  AUTHORITY  OF  THE  STATE  OF NEW YORK SHALL FILE SUCH
REPORTS IN CONFORMANCE WITH, IN EXACT LIKE  MANNER,  THE  ANNUAL  REPORT
REQUIRED  BY  THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMISSION FOR ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS
UNDER THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE  LAW,  BEGINNING
WITH  SUCH  REPORT  DUE  ON  THE THIRTY-FIRST DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND
THIRTEEN.
  S 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.