Senate Bill S1087A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 1087--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 5, 2011
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Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
  communications  -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecom-
  munications in accordance with Senate Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to providing
  electrical power to Broadway and off-Broadway theaters; and  providing
  for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. Section 1005 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY IS
AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS PRIOR TO  JULY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
FOURTEEN,  WHICH CONTRACTS MAY EXPIRE NOT LATER THAN JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO
THOUSAND FIFTEEN,  TO  PROVIDE  LOW-COST  ELECTRIC  POWER  TO  BROADWAY,
OFF-BROADWAY,  OR  OFF-OFF-BROADWAY  THEATERS.  FOR  THIS  PURPOSE,  THE
AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE ANY POWER AVAILABLE FROM  ANY  SOURCE
AND UNDER ANY PROGRAM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATION  PROJECT OR THE POWER FOR JOBS PROGRAM; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT IN CONSIDERING ANY ALLOCATION UNDER THE POWER FOR JOBS PROGRAM,  NO
CUSTOMER SHALL BE DENIED SUCH ALLOCATION ON THE BASIS THAT SUCH CUSTOMER
IS  UNABLE TO MAKE COMMITMENTS AS TO THE NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED OR
MAINTAINED BY SUCH ALLOCATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  PARAGRAPH:  (A)
THE  TERM "BROADWAY THEATER", "OFF-BROADWAY THEATER", OR "OFF-OFF-BROAD-
WAY THEATER" SHALL MEAN A BUILDING OR PART OF A  BUILDING  WITH  ONE  OR
MORE  PERFORMANCE  AREAS AND ONE OR MORE AUDIENCE SEATING AREAS AND USED
FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DRAMATIC OR  MUSICAL  THEATER  PERFORMANCES  AND
COMMONLY REFERRED TO EITHER AS A "BROADWAY THEATER", "OFF-BROADWAY THEA-
TER",  OR  "OFF-OFF-BROADWAY THEATER"; AND (B) THE TERM "CUSTOMER" SHALL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03109-02-2
              

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MEAN THE PERSON BILLED BY THE  ELECTRICAL  UTILITY  FOR  ELECTRIC  POWER
CONSUMED IN CONNECTION WITH A DRAMATIC OR MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE IN
A BROADWAY THEATER, OFF-BROADWAY THEATER, OR OFF-OFF-BROADWAY THEATER.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
deemed repealed June 30, 2014;  provided,  however,  that  any  contract
entered into under the authority of this act may continue until June 30,
2015.