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                                  1509

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Energy

AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to electric trans-
  mission lines and existing or proposed generating resources

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 of section
126  of  the public service law, paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 as added
by chapter 272 of the laws of 1970, subdivision 2 as  added  by  chapter
520 of the laws of 1984, are amended to read as follows:
  (d)  in  the  case of an electric transmission line, (1) what part, if
any, of the line shall be located underground; (2)  that  such  facility
conforms  to  a  long-range  plan  for  THE  expansion,  MAINTENANCE AND
IMPROVEMENT of the electric power grid of the electric  systems  serving
[this]  NEW  YORK  state  and interconnected utility systems, which will
serve the interests of electric system economy and reliability; (3) THAT
SUCH FACILITY  WILL  ACCOMMODATE  THE  INTERCONNECTION  OF  EXISTING  OR
PROPOSED  GENERATING  RESOURCES  OR  IN  THE  CASE OF A FACILITY THAT AS
PROPOSED, HAS A DESIGN CAPACITY OF LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED KILOVOLTS, THAT
NO ACCOMMODATION IS NECESSARY BECAUSE SUCH ACCOMMODATION WOULD NOT BE IN
THE INTERESTS OF ELECTRIC SYSTEM ECONOMY AND RELIABILITY; AND (4) IN THE
CASE OF A FACILITY, THAT AS PROPOSED, WOULD TRANSMIT ELECTRICITY  GENER-
ATED FROM RESOURCES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES OF NEW YORK STATE,
THAT  SUCH  ELECTRICITY WOULD BE PRODUCED IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT
WITH THE POWER PLANT EMISSIONS  AND  PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  ESTABLISHED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 19-0312 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW;
  2.  In  the case of an electric transmission line to be constructed by
the power authority of the state of New York and located in  part  under
the  waters of Long Island Sound and for the remaining part underground,
the commission shall make only the findings and determinations  required
by  paragraphs  (b), (c), (D) and (f) of subdivision one of this section
and, on the basis of such  findings  and  determinations,  shall  grant,
grant in part, or deny the certificate.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

              

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06223-01-5