Assembly Actions -
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Feb 14, 2018 |
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Assembly Bill A9852
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CUSICK
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
2017-A9852 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A9852 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "New York microgrids act" to establish the microgrids of New York grants program within the New York state energy research and development authority; such program shall award monies to certain areas of the state for the purposes of reducing utility rates, reducing utility demand and encouraging use of renewable energy resources.
2017-A9852 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9852 I N A S S E M B L Y February 14, 2018 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to enacting the "New York microgrids act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Article 8 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new title 9-B to read as follows: TITLE 9-B NEW YORK MICROGRIDS ACT SECTION 1900. SHORT TITLE. 1901. DEFINITIONS. 1902. PURPOSES. 1903. MICROGRIDS OF NEW YORK GRANT PROGRAM. § 1900. SHORT TITLE. THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "NEW YORK MICROGRIDS ACT". § 1901. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "AUTHORITY" MEANS THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- MENT AUTHORITY CONTINUED PURSUANT TO SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS ARTICLE. 2. "ENERGY INSECURE REGIONS" MEANS AREAS OF THE STATE THAT HAVE EXPE- RIENCED INCREASED ELECTRICITY OUTAGES DUE TO GRID INSTABILITY, CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS, DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION LINE ISSUES. 3. "PROGRAM" MEANS THE MICROGRIDS OF NEW YORK GRANT PROGRAM ESTAB- LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION NINETEEN HUNDRED THREE OF THIS TITLE. 4. "RURAL AREAS" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IS ASCRIBED TO SUCH TERM PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW. 5. "LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY" MEANS A CENSUS BLOCK GROUP, OR CONTIGUOUS AREA WITH MULTIPLE CENSUS BLOCK GROUPS, HAVING A LOW-INCOME POPULATION EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 23.59 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION OF SUCH EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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