Senate Bill S4886

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to conduct an analysis of the potential impacts of participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by out of state generators

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2013-S4886 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7674
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy

2013-S4886 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to conduct an analysis of the potential impacts of participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by out of state generators and also a cost benefit analysis of all of the programs associated with the program as it currently operates.

2013-S4886 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4886 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4886

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations

AN  ACT  directing  the  New  York state energy research and development
  authority to conduct an analysis of the potential impacts  of  partic-
  ipation  in  the  Regional  Greenhouse  Gas Initiative by out of state
  generators

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

  Section 1. The New York state energy research and development authori-
ty  shall, within ninety days of the effective date of this act, issue a
request for proposals to conduct an analysis of the potential impacts of
participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative by out of  state
generators and also a cost benefit analysis of all of the programs asso-
ciated  with  the  program as it currently operates. Such analysis shall
include but not be limited to the following:
  1. An analysis of the feasibility  and  potential  impacts,  including
those  on  competitive  markets and possible methodologies that could be
employed to either require out of state generators who export  power  to
the  state  to  participate  in the auction associated with the Regional
Greenhouse Gas Initiative or impose charges on such  power,  or  utilize
other  methods  to  ensure  equitable treatment for generators operating
inside and outside the state; and
  2. An examination of the costs associated with the Regional Greenhouse
Gas Initiative, including a breakdown in the aggregate of the allowances
purchased organized by county of origin, as well as a specific breakdown
of the money spent from all of the programs associated with the Regional
Greenhouse Gas Initiative, including financial assistance  provided  and
projects constructed in each region since the inception of each program,
and  a comprehensive analysis of jobs lost and gained as a result of the
programs associated with the charges associated with the auction and the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10666-01-3
              

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