Assembly Bill A9814

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes a fuel cell incentive program

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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-A9814 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7460
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-n, Pub Serv L; ren §§1020-ii, 1020-jj & 1020-kk to be §§1020-jj, 1020-kk & 1020-ll, add §1020-ii, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A1214
2017-2018: A460, A9836
2019-2020: A2734
2021-2022: A3793

2013-A9814 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a fuel cell incentive program to be managed by NYSERDA to encourage development of fuel cell generating systems.

2013-A9814 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  9814

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 23, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Energy

AN  ACT  to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
  in relation to establishing a fuel cell incentive program

  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. FUEL CELL 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 FUEL CELL ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEM" MEANS:  A  SYSTEM
BASED  ON  A  SOLID OXIDE, MOLTEN CARBONATE, PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE OR
PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELL THAT IS MANUFACTURED, INSTALLED  AND  OPERATED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS, THAT IS
CONNECTED  TO THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND OPERATED IN PARALLEL WITH AN ELEC-
TRIC CORPORATION'S TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES, AND THAT IS
OPERATED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY STANDARDS AND  REQUIREMENTS  ESTABLISHED
IN THIS CHAPTER OR BY ORDER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.
  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 FUEL CELL
ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEMS AND, NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO  THOU-
SAND  FIFTEEN,  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION ESTABLISHING
MODIFICATIONS TO ITS EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF
QUALIFIED FUEL CELL GENERATING SYSTEMS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONSULT WITH THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IN THE PREPARATION OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS  TO  THE
COMMISSION  FOR  SUCH  DETERMINATION.  THE  PROGRAM  MODIFICATIONS SHALL
REQUIRE:
  (A) ADMINISTRATION BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND  DEVELOP-
MENT AUTHORITY;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15112-02-4
              

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