Assembly Bill A1229

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the power authority of the state of New York to provide low-cost electric power to Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway theaters

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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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2017-A1229 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2437
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1005, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5062, S5123
2011-2012: A1659, S1087
2013-2014: A665, S3238
2015-2016: A350, S1089
2019-2020: S1616

2017-A1229 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the power authority of the state of New York to provide low-cost electric power to Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway theaters for a limited period of time.

2017-A1229 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1229
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law,  in  relation  to  providing
   electrical  power to Broadway and off-Broadway theaters; and providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1005 of the public authorities law is amended by
 adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW,  THE  AUTHORITY  IS
 AUTHORIZED  TO  ENTER  INTO  CONTRACTS PRIOR TO JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
 NINETEEN, WHICH CONTRACTS MAY EXPIRE NOT LATER THAN JUNE THIRTIETH,  TWO
 THOUSAND  TWENTY,  TO  PROVIDE LOW-COST ELECTRIC POWER TO BROADWAY, OFF-
 BROADWAY, OR OFF-OFF-BROADWAY THEATERS. FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE  AUTHORITY
 IS  AUTHORIZED  TO PROVIDE ANY POWER AVAILABLE FROM ANY SOURCE AND UNDER
 ANY PROGRAM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY  NEW  TECHNOLOGY  DEMON-
 STRATION  PROJECT OR THE POWER FOR JOBS PROGRAM; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
 IN CONSIDERING ANY ALLOCATION UNDER  THE  POWER  FOR  JOBS  PROGRAM,  NO
 CUSTOMER SHALL BE DENIED SUCH ALLOCATION ON THE BASIS THAT SUCH CUSTOMER
 IS  UNABLE TO MAKE COMMITMENTS AS TO THE NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED OR
 MAINTAINED BY SUCH ALLOCATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  PARAGRAPH:  (A)
 THE  TERM "BROADWAY THEATER", "OFF-BROADWAY THEATER", OR "OFF-OFF-BROAD-
 WAY THEATER" SHALL MEAN A BUILDING OR PART OF A  BUILDING  WITH  ONE  OR
 MORE  PERFORMANCE  AREAS AND ONE OR MORE AUDIENCE SEATING AREAS AND USED
 FOR THE PRESENTATION OF DRAMATIC OR  MUSICAL  THEATER  PERFORMANCES  AND
 COMMONLY REFERRED TO EITHER AS A "BROADWAY THEATER", "OFF-BROADWAY THEA-
 TER",  OR  "OFF-OFF-BROADWAY THEATER"; AND (B) THE TERM "CUSTOMER" SHALL
 MEAN THE PERSON BILLED BY THE  ELECTRICAL  UTILITY  FOR  ELECTRIC  POWER
 CONSUMED IN CONNECTION WITH A DRAMATIC OR MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE IN
 A BROADWAY THEATER, OFF-BROADWAY THEATER, OR OFF-OFF-BROADWAY THEATER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04952-01-7

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