Assembly Bill A3628

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the public service commission to determine the undue advantages in the state's electricity markets provided to out-of-state generators because of the state's charges, fees and assessments

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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-A3628 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S529
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§77-a & 77-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A10717, S8055
2019-2020: S996

2017-A3628 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the public service commission to determine the undue advantages in the state's electricity markets provided to out-of-state generators becauses of the state's charges, fees, assessments, environmental standards and allowance auctions.

2017-A3628 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3628
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 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:
   §  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.
   §  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-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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