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                                   6870
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 22, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, COLTON, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored by
   -- M. of A.  McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Insurance
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the insurance law, in relation to directing the super-
   intendent of financial services to establish a separate classification
   for liability insurance for businesses engaged in the installation  of
   wind or solar electric generating systems
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 2346-b
 to read as follows:
   § 2346-B. REDUCTION IN RATES OF LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR INSTALLERS  OF
 WIND  OR SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEMS. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION:
   (1) "SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEM"  MEANS  A  PHOTOVOLTAIC  SYSTEM
 THAT IS MANUFACTURED, INSTALLED AND OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICA-
 BLE  GOVERNMENT  AND  INDUSTRY  STANDARDS,  AND THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE
 ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND OPERATED IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  AN  ELECTRIC  CORPO-
 RATION'S TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.
   (2)  "WIND  ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEM" MEANS ONE OR MORE WIND GENERA-
 TORS THAT ARE MANUFACTURED, INSTALLED AND OPERATED  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
 APPLICABLE  GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS, AND THAT ARE CONNECTED TO
 THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND OPERATED IN PARALLEL  WITH  AN  ELECTRIC  CORPO-
 RATION'S TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES.
   (B)  THE  SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ESTABLISH A SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION FOR
 THE DETERMINATION OF RATES AND PREMIUMS FOR LIABILITY, MOTOR VEHICLE AND
 WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROVIDED TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY  ENGAGED  IN  THE
 BUSINESS OF INSTALLING SOLAR AND/OR WIND ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEMS.
   (C)  THE  SUPERINTENDENT SHALL PROVIDE FOR A REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF
 LIABILITY, MOTOR VEHICLE AND WORKERS'  COMPENSATION  INSURANCE  PREMIUMS
 APPLICABLE  TO  SOLAR  AND/OR WIND ELECTRICITY GENERATING SYSTEM INSTAL-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD03858-01-7

 A. 6870                             2
 
 LERS, WHEN SUCH INSTALLERS HAVE FILED NO OR  MINIMAL  INSURANCE  CLAIMS,
 AND  ADHERE  TO  SOUND JOBSITE SAFETY PRACTICES. THE REDUCTIONS PROVIDED
 FOR SHALL  BE  PROPORTIONALLY  RELATED  TO  THE  ACTUARIALLY  CALCULABLE
 DECREASE IN LOSSES IN THE AFOREMENTIONED CIRCUMSTANCES.
   §  2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law, and shall apply to all
 policies issued, renewed, modified, altered or amended on or after  such
 date.