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Assembly Bill A9527A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to restricting eminent domain powers of transportation corporations that are electric corporations

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2011-A9527 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Transportation Corporations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11, Transp Corps L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A1249
2015-2016: A1611
2017-2018: A80
2019-2020: A183
2021-2022: A1181

2011-A9527 - Summary

Restricts eminent domain powers of transportation corporations that are electric corporations under certain circumstances where projects extend beyond territorial borders of the United States.

2011-A9527 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9527

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 12, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  transportation corporations law, in relation to
  restricting transportation corporations that are electric corporations
  from exercising the right of eminent domain

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

  Section  1.    Section  11  of  the transportation corporations law is
amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.  SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND THREE-A OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY  TO
ANY ELECTRIC CORPORATION:
  (A)  SEEKING  TO  BUILD  A TRANSMISSION LINE, OR TO EXPAND AN EXISTING
TRANSMISSION LINE, WHICH LINE CONNECTS A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE  TERRI-
TORIAL  LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO A LOCATION WITHIN THE
STATE OF NEW YORK AND DOES  NOT  PERMIT  INTERCONNECTION  TO  SAID  LINE
THROUGHOUT  THE  STATE OF NEW YORK BY ANY GENERATION FACILITY OR FACILI-
TIES LOCATED OR PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK; OR
  (B) SEEKING TO BUILD AN ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY, OR TO EXPAND  AN
EXISTING  ELECTRIC  GENERATING  FACILITY,  IN  A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE
TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOGETHER WITH  BUILD-
ING  AN ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION TO A LOCATION WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14942-03-2

2011-A9527A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Transportation Corporations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11, Transp Corps L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A1249
2015-2016: A1611
2017-2018: A80
2019-2020: A183
2021-2022: A1181

2011-A9527A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts eminent domain powers of transportation corporations that are electric corporations under certain circumstances where projects extend beyond territorial borders of the United States.

2011-A9527A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9527--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 12, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the transportation  corporations  law,  in  relation  to
  restricting transportation corporations that are electric corporations
  from exercising the right of eminent domain

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

  Section 1.   Section 11 of  the  transportation  corporations  law  is
amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
  8.   SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND THREE-A OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO
ANY ELECTRIC CORPORATION:
  (A) SEEKING TO BUILD A TRANSMISSION LINE, OR  TO  EXPAND  AN  EXISTING
TRANSMISSION  LINE,  WHICH  SUCH LINE CONNECTS A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE
TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO A LOCATION WITHIN
THE STATE OF NEW YORK UNLESS SUCH LINE IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW  FOR  INTER-
CONNECTION  TO  SUCH LINE WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY ANY GENERATION
FACILITY OR FACILITIES LOCATED OR PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED IN THE STATE OF
NEW YORK; OR
  (B) SEEKING TO BUILD A TRANSMISSION LINE, OR  TO  EXPAND  AN  EXISTING
TRANSMISSION  LINE  WHICH  SUCH  LINE  CONNECTS TO A LOCATION WITHIN THE
STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH PERMITS INTERCONNECTION BY ANY GENERATION FACIL-
ITY OR FACILITIES OR PROPOSED FACILITIES THAT CANNOT DEMONSTRATE COMPLI-
ANCE WITH THE POWER PLANT EMISSIONS  AND  PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  ESTAB-
LISHED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  19-0312 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
LAW; OR
  (C) SEEKING TO BUILD AN ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY, OR TO EXPAND  AN
EXISTING  ELECTRIC  GENERATING  FACILITY,  IN  A LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE
TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOGETHER WITH  BUILD-
ING  AN ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION TO A LOCATION WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW
YORK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14942-04-2

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