Assembly Bill A80

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to restricting eminent domain powers of transportation corporations that are electric corporations

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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-A80 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Transportation Corporations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11, Transp Corps L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9527
2013-2014: A1249
2015-2016: A1611
2019-2020: A183
2021-2022: A1181

2017-A80 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts eminent domain powers of transportation corporations that are electric corporations under certain circumstances where projects extend beyond territorial borders of the United States.

2017-A80 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    80
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  transportation corporations law, in relation to
   restricting transportation corporations that are electric corporations
   from exercising the right of eminent domain

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Section  11  of  the transportation corporations law is
 amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  SUBDIVISIONS THREE AND THREE-A OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY  TO
 ANY ELECTRIC CORPORATION:
   (A)  SEEKING  TO  BUILD  A TRANSMISSION LINE, OR TO EXPAND AN EXISTING
 TRANSMISSION LINE, WHICH SUCH LINE CONNECTS A LOCATION  OUTSIDE  OF  THE
 TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO A LOCATION WITHIN
 THE  STATE  OF NEW YORK UNLESS SUCH LINE IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW FOR INTER-
 CONNECTION TO SUCH LINE WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY  ANY  GENERATION
 FACILITY OR FACILITIES LOCATED OR PROPOSED TO BE LOCATED IN THE STATE OF
 NEW YORK; OR
   (B)  SEEKING  TO  BUILD  A TRANSMISSION LINE, OR TO EXPAND AN EXISTING
 TRANSMISSION LINE WHICH SUCH LINE CONNECTS  TO  A  LOCATION  WITHIN  THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK WHICH PERMITS INTERCONNECTION BY ANY GENERATION FACIL-
 ITY OR FACILITIES OR PROPOSED FACILITIES THAT CANNOT DEMONSTRATE COMPLI-
 ANCE  WITH  THE  POWER  PLANT EMISSIONS AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 19-0312  OF  THE  ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION
 LAW; OR
   (C)  SEEKING TO BUILD AN ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY, OR TO EXPAND AN
 EXISTING ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITY, IN  A  LOCATION  OUTSIDE  OF  THE
 TERRITORIAL  LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TOGETHER WITH BUILD-
 ING AN ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION TO A LOCATION WITHIN THE STATE OF  NEW
 YORK.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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