Senate Bill S2522A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes a solar incentive program and related tax credits

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S2522 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-n, Pub Serv L; ren §§1020-ii - 1020-kk to be §§1020-jj - 1020-ll, add §1020-ii, Pub Auth L; amd §§210 & 606, Tax L

2013-S2522 - Summary

Establishes a solar incentive program and a qualified solar and energy storage manufacturer facilities and operations credit.

2013-S2522 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2522 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2522

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MAZIARZ, GRISANTI, LARKIN, MARCELLINO, RITCHIE --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications

AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, the public authorities law and
  the tax law, in relation to establishing a solar incentive program and
  related tax credits

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

  Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
66-n to read as follows:
  S 66-N. SOLAR INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" MEANS AN  INVESTOR-OWNED  ELECTRIC
CORPORATION  THAT DISTRIBUTES AND DELIVERS ELECTRICITY WITHIN THIS STATE
AND HAS ANNUAL REVENUES IN EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS; AND
  (B) "QUALIFIED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATING SYSTEM" MEANS A SYSTEM OF
COMPONENTS OWNED OR DEVELOPED BY AN ENTITY OTHER THAN A PUBLIC AUTHORITY
OR AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY AND THAT GENERATES ELECTRICITY  FROM
SUNLIGHT  BY MEANS OF THE PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT, WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVICE
IS COUPLED WITH A DEVICE CAPABLE OF  STORING  THE  ENERGY  PRODUCED  FOR
LATER  USE  THAT  IS (I) INSTALLED AND OPERATED IN NEW YORK STATE WITHIN
ONE OF THE SERVICE TERRITORIES OF AN ELECTRIC  DISTRIBUTION  COMPANY  AS
DEFINED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  AND (II) INSTALLED AFTER JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN.
  2. WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS  SECTION,  THE
COMMISSION  SHALL  COMMENCE  THE  CONSIDERATION  OF MODIFICATIONS TO ITS
EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE  THE  DEVELOPMENT  OF  QUALIFIED  SOLAR
PHOTOVOLTAIC  GENERATING  SYSTEMS  AND, NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN, THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION  ESTABLISH-
ING  MODIFICATIONS  TO ITS EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOP-
MENT OF QUALIFIED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATING SYSTEMS  IN  CONFORMANCE
WITH  THIS SECTION. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04599-01-3
              

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2013-S2522A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-n, Pub Serv L; ren §§1020-ii - 1020-kk to be §§1020-jj - 1020-ll, add §1020-ii, Pub Auth L; amd §§210 & 606, Tax L

2013-S2522A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a solar incentive program and a qualified solar and energy storage manufacturer facilities and operations credit.

2013-S2522A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2522A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2522--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MAZIARZ,  ADDABBO, AVELLA, BALL, BOYLE, CARLUCCI,
  DILAN, ESPAILLAT, FARLEY, GIPSON, GRISANTI, HANNON, HOYLMAN,  KRUEGER,
  LARKIN,  LATIMER,  LAVALLE,  MARCELLINO,  MARTINS, MONTGOMERY, O'MARA,
  PARKER, PERKINS, RITCHIE, ROBACH, SAVINO, SERRANO, TKACZYK, VALESKY --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the  Committee  on Energy and Telecommunications -- recommitted to the
  Committee on Energy and Telecommunications 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 service law, the public authorities  law  and
  the tax law, in relation to establishing a solar incentive program and
  related tax credits

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

  Section 1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new  section
66-n to read as follows:
  S 66-N. SOLAR INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "ELECTRIC  DISTRIBUTION COMPANY" MEANS AN INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC
CORPORATION THAT DISTRIBUTES AND DELIVERS ELECTRICITY WITHIN THIS  STATE
AND HAS ANNUAL REVENUES IN EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS; AND
  (B) "QUALIFIED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATING SYSTEM" MEANS A SYSTEM OF
COMPONENTS OWNED OR DEVELOPED BY AN ENTITY OTHER THAN A PUBLIC AUTHORITY
OR  AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY AND THAT GENERATES ELECTRICITY FROM
SUNLIGHT BY MEANS OF THE PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT, WHETHER OR NOT THE  DEVICE
IS  COUPLED  WITH  A  DEVICE  CAPABLE OF STORING THE ENERGY PRODUCED FOR
LATER USE THAT IS (I) INSTALLED AND OPERATED IN NEW  YORK  STATE  WITHIN
ONE  OF  THE  SERVICE TERRITORIES OF AN ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANY AS
DEFINED IN THIS SECTION, AND (II) INSTALLED  AFTER  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN.
  2.  WITHIN  FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE
COMMISSION SHALL COMMENCE THE  CONSIDERATION  OF  MODIFICATIONS  TO  ITS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04599-10-4
              

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