Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 16, 2016 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1881 |
Jun 08, 2016 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8055
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2015-S8055 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S8055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8055 Revised 06/14/16 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the effect of power importation on electrical markets PURPOSE : The bill is designed to examine the competitive disadvantages faced by New York's state power generation facilities associated with the importation of out of state power, and to ensure that the letter and spirit of renewable energy goals are enforced with regard to imported power. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 adds a new section 77-a subdivision 1 of the public service law to state legislative intent which specifies that it is in the best economic and environmental interests of the state that to adopt consistent policies that to the to the greatest extent possible to ensure that environmental policy goals are enforced for any generator that does business in the New York state energy markets. A new section 77-b is added to direct the public service commission, through a comprehensive monitoring and reporting methodology, to
2015-S8055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8055 I N S E N A T E June 8, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the effect of power importation on electrical markets 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 two new sections 77-a and 77-b to read as follows: S 77-A. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT IT IS IN THE BEST PUBLIC POLICY INTEREST OF THE STATE AND ITS CITI- ZENS TO ENSURE THAT, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE LETTER AND SPIRIT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RENEWABLE ENERGY GOALS ARE ENFORCED FOR ANY GENERATOR WHO DOES BUSINESS IN THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY MARKETS. IT IS NOT THE INTENT OF THIS LEGISLATURE TO ALLOW GENERATORS WHO IMPORT POWER INTO THE STATE TO OBTAIN SIGNIFICANT COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OVER IN-STATE GENERATORS. SUCH UNJUSTIFIED ADVANTAGES HURT NEW YORK GENERATORS, THREATEN JOBS AND LOCAL TAX BASES, AND ENCOURAGE THE IMPOR- TATION OF POLLUTION INTENSIVE POWER INTO THE STATE SIGNIFICANTLY THREAT- ENING THE HEALTH OF THE RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER DECLARES THAT IT IS IN THE BEST ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTS OF THE STATE TO ADOPT CONSISTENT POLICIES THAT, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, UTILIZE ELECTRICAL POWER IN AS COST EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MEANS WHETHER SUCH POWER IS GENERATED WITHIN THE STATE OR IS IMPORTED FROM ANOTHER STATE OR NATION. THEREFORE, THE LEGISLATURE DIRECTS THE COMMISSION TO INITIATE A STAKE- HOLDER PROCESS TO ANALYZE THE WAYS TO LEVEL THE COMPETITIVE FIELD REGARDING IN STATE VERSUS IMPORTED GENERATION REGARDING BOTH COST AND MITIGATING ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS. S 77-B. THE EFFECT OF POWER IMPORTATION ON ELECTRICAL MARKETS. 1. THE COMMISSION IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO DETERMINE, THROUGH A COMPREHEN- SIVE MONITORING AND REPORTING METHODOLOGY, THE UNDUE COMPETITIVE ADVAN- TAGES IN THE STATE'S ELECTRICITY MARKETS THAT OUT-OF-STATE POWER GENERA- TORS HAVE OVER IN-STATE POWER GENERATORS DUE TO THIS STATE'S IMPOSITION OF CHARGES, FEES, ASSESSMENTS, ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS AND/OR ALLOWANCE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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