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Assembly Bill A10579

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the secretary of state to appoint a person from the utility intervention unit within the consumer protection division to serve on the state energy planning board

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2011-A10579 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง6-102, Energy L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A7069

2011-A10579 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the secretary of state to appoint a person from the utility intervention unit within the consumer protection division to serve on the state energy planning board.

2011-A10579 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10579

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 6, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Barrett,
  Cahill) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy

AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to the  composition  of  the
  state energy planning board

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

  Section 1.   Subdivision 1 of section 6-102  of  the  energy  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  195  of  the  laws  of 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. There shall be established a state energy planning  board,  herein-
after  referred  to  as the "board", which shall consist of the chair of
the public service commission, the commissioner of environmental conser-
vation, the commissioner of economic development,  the  commissioner  of
transportation, the commissioner of labor, the commissioner of the divi-
sion  of  homeland  security and emergency services, the commissioner of
agriculture and markets, the commissioner of health,  the  secretary  of
state and the president of the New York state energy research and devel-
opment  authority.  The  governor,  the  speaker of the assembly and the
temporary president of the senate  shall  each  appoint  one  additional
representative  to  serve  on  the  board; IN ADDITION, THE SECRETARY OF
STATE SHALL APPOINT, FROM THE UTILITY INTERVENTION UNIT WITH THE CONSUM-
ER PROTECTION DIVISION ESTABLISHED IN SECTION NINETY-FOUR-A OF THE EXEC-
UTIVE LAW, AN ADDITIONAL PERSON TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.    The  presiding
officer  of the federally designated electric bulk system operator (BSO)
shall serve as a non-voting member of the board. Any decision or  action
by  the  board  shall be by majority vote. The president of the New York
state energy research and development authority shall serve as chair  of
the  board. Members of the board may designate an executive staff repre-
sentative to participate on the board on their behalf.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13935-01-2

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