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Senate Bill S7890B

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to clarifying the regulatory authority of the New York power authority over any municipality that owns and operates an electric distribution system

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2009-S7890 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11166
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1014, Pub Auth L; amd §364, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2397, A5862
2013-2014: A6251

2009-S7890 - Summary

Provides that the New York power authority shall have jurisdiction over any municipal corporation that owns and operates an electric distribution system and distributes any power from the authority.

2009-S7890 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7890 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7890

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 20, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. MAZIARZ, GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
  communications

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law and the general municipal
  law, in relation to clarifying the regulatory  authority  of  the  New
  York power authority

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1014 of the public authorities law, as  amended  by
chapter 446 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
  S  1014.  Public service law not applicable to authority; inconsistent
provisions in other acts superseded. The rates, services  and  practices
relating  to  the generation, transmission, distribution and sale by the
authority, of power to be generated from the projects authorized by this
title shall not be subject to the provisions of the public  service  law
nor  to  regulation by, nor the jurisdiction of the department of public
service.  IN PARTICULAR, THE AUTHORITY, AND NOT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SERVICE, WILL HAVE REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION OVER ANY  MUNI-
CIPALITY  THAT  OWNS  AND  OPERATES  AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND
DISTRIBUTES ANY POWER FROM  THE  AUTHORITY,  EXCEPT  FOR  THOSE  MUNICI-
PALITIES  THAT  SELF GENERATE POWER FOR DISTRIBUTION PURPOSES. Except to
the extent article seven of the public service law applies to the siting
and operation of a major utility transmission facility as defined there-
in, and except to the extent section eighteen-a of such law provides for
assessment of the authority for  certain  costs  relating  thereto,  the
provisions  of  the  public  service law and of the conservation law and
every other law relating to the department  of  public  service  or  the
public  service  commission  or to the conservation department or to the
functions, powers or duties assigned to the division of water power  and
control by chapter six hundred nineteen, of the laws of nineteen hundred
twenty-six, shall so far as is necessary to make this title effective in
accordance  with  its terms and purposes be deemed to be superseded, and
wherever any provision of law  shall  be  found  in  conflict  with  the
provisions  of  this title or inconsistent with the purposes thereof, it

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

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2009-S7890A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11166
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1014, Pub Auth L; amd §364, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2397, A5862
2013-2014: A6251

2009-S7890A - Summary

Provides that the New York power authority shall have jurisdiction over any municipal corporation that owns and operates an electric distribution system and distributes any power from the authority.

2009-S7890A - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7890A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7890--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 20, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, GRIFFO, AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered
  printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy
  and Telecommunications -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law and the general municipal
  law, in relation to clarifying the regulatory  authority  of  the  New
  York power authority

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1014 of the public authorities law, as  amended  by
chapter 446 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
  S  1014.  Public service law not applicable to authority; inconsistent
provisions in other acts superseded. The rates, services  and  practices
relating to the generation, transmission, distribution and sale OF POWER
by the authority[, of power to be generated from the projects authorized
by  this  title]  shall  not  be subject to the provisions of the public
service law nor to regulation by, nor the jurisdiction of the department
of public service.  IN PARTICULAR, THE AUTHORITY, AND NOT THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC SERVICE, WILL HAVE REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION  OVER
ANY  MUNICIPALITY THAT OWNS AND OPERATES AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
AND DISTRIBUTES ANY POWER FROM THE AUTHORITY, EXCEPT FOR (1) THOSE MUNI-
CIPALITIES THAT SELF GENERATE POWER FOR DISTRIBUTION PURPOSES; (2) POWER
AUTHORITIES THAT ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE LEGISLATURE AFTER MAY TWENTIETH,
TWO THOUSAND TEN; AND (3) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS  THAT  ARE  ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED SIXTY OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW
AFTER MAY TWENTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TEN.  Except  to  the  extent  article
seven of the public service law applies to the siting and operation of a
major  utility  transmission  facility as defined therein, and except to
the extent section eighteen-a of such law provides for assessment of the
authority for certain costs relating  thereto,  the  provisions  of  the
public  service  law and of the ENVIRONMENTAL conservation law and every
other law relating to the department of public  service  or  the  public
service  commission  or  to  the conservation department or to the func-
tions, powers or duties assigned to the  division  of  water  power  and

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

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2009-S7890B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11166
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1014, Pub Auth L; amd §364, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2397, A5862
2013-2014: A6251

2009-S7890B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the New York power authority shall have jurisdiction over any municipal corporation that owns and operates an electric distribution system and distributes any power from the authority.

2009-S7890B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7890B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 7890--B

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 20, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, GRIFFO, AUBERTINE -- read twice and ordered
  printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy
  and Telecommunications -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee -- reported
  favorably from said  committee  and  committed  to  the  Committee  on
  Finance  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law  and  the  general  municipal
  law,  in  relation  to  clarifying the regulatory authority of the New
  York power authority

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 1014 of the public authorities law, as amended by
chapter 446 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
  S 1014. Public service law not applicable to  authority;  inconsistent
provisions  in  other acts superseded. The rates, services and practices
relating to the generation, transmission, distribution and sale OF POWER
by the authority[, of power to be generated from the projects authorized
by this title] shall not be subject to  the  provisions  of  the  public
service law nor to regulation by, nor the jurisdiction of the department
of public service.  IN PARTICULAR, THE AUTHORITY, AND NOT THE DEPARTMENT
OF  PUBLIC SERVICE, WILL HAVE REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION OVER
ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED  SIXTY  OF
THE  GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW THAT OWNS AND OPERATES AN ELECTRIC DISTRIB-
UTION SYSTEM AND DISTRIBUTES ANY POWER FROM THE  AUTHORITY,  EXCEPT  FOR
(1)  MUNICIPAL  CORPORATIONS  THAT  SELF GENERATE POWER FOR DISTRIBUTION
PURPOSES; (2) POWER AUTHORITIES THAT ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE  LEGISLATURE
AFTER  MAY  TWENTIETH,  TWO THOUSAND TEN; AND (3) MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
THAT ARE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED  SIXTY  OF  THE
GENERAL  MUNICIPAL  LAW AFTER MAY TWENTIETH, TWO THOUSAND TEN. Except to
the extent article seven of the public service law applies to the siting
and operation of a major utility transmission facility as defined there-
in, and except to the extent section eighteen-a of such law provides for
assessment of the authority for  certain  costs  relating  thereto,  the

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

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