Assembly Bill A8158

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the NYS energy research and development authority to grant minority, women, veteran and disabled owned businesses enhanced priority as certified installers under the sun solar electric 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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2015-A8158 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1854-e, Pub Auth L; add §73, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A7255
2019-2020: A6004

2015-A8158 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to grant minority-, women-, veteran- and disabled-owned businesses enhanced priority as certified installers under the New York sun solar electric incentive program; includes the granting of additional incentives to customers, streamlined certification, unique designations and advance notification of project opportunities.

2015-A8158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8158

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 10, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the public  service  law,
  in relation to directing the New York state energy research and devel-
  opment  authority  to  establish and implement regulations authorizing
  certain certified installers to offer additional incentives under  the
  New York sun solar electric incentive program

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

  Section 1. The public authorities law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 1854-e to read as follows:
  S  1854-E.  NEW  YORK SUN SOLAR ELECTRIC INCENTIVE PROGRAM; ADDITIONAL
INCENTIVES. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A) "DISABLED" SHALL MEAN HAVING A DISABILITY AS DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVI-
SION TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED NINETY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
  (B)  "DISABLED-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE" SHALL MEAN A BUSINESS ENTER-
PRISE, INCLUDING A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP, PARTNERSHIP,  LIMITED  LIABILITY
COMPANY OR CORPORATION THAT IS:
  (I)  AT  LEAST  FIFTY-ONE  PERCENT OWNED BY ONE OR MORE DISABLED GROUP
MEMBERS;
  (II) AN ENTERPRISE IN WHICH SUCH DISABLED OWNERSHIP IS REAL,  SUBSTAN-
TIAL AND CONTINUING;
  (III) AN ENTERPRISE IN WHICH SUCH DISABLED OWNERSHIP HAS AND EXERCISES
THE AUTHORITY TO CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY THE DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS DECISIONS
OF THE ENTERPRISE; AND
  (IV)  AN  ENTERPRISE AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE AND INDE-
PENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED.
  (C) "MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESS  ENTERPRISE"  SHALL  MEAN  SUCH  TERM  AS
DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE EXECU-
TIVE LAW.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07464-04-5

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