Senate Bill S2693

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Abolishes the Hudson river-Black river regulating district and devolves such powers to the power authority of the state of New York; repealer

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Environmental Conservation Committee


  • 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-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §15-2142, rpld §§15-2137, 15-2139 & 15-2141, En Con L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8118
2011-2012: S591
2013-2014: S1139
2015-2016: S2864

2017-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Abolishes the Hudson river-Black river regulating district and devolves such powers to the power authority of the state of New York.

2017-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2693
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BRESLIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to abol-
   ishing the Hudson river-Black river regulating district and  devolving
   such  powers  to  the power authority of the state of New York; and to
   repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 15-2142 to read as follows:
 § 15-2142. HUDSON RIVER-BLACK RIVER REGULATING DISTRICT AND STATE OF NEW
              YORK POWER AUTHORITY: OLD  BOARDS  ABOLISHED;  TRANSFER  OF
              FUNCTIONS;  PENDING ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS; INTERPRETATION
              OF DOCUMENTS; EXISTING RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
   1. EXCEPT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED, THE BOARD OF THE HUDSON RIVER-BLACK
 RIVER REGULATING DISTRICT IS HEREBY ABOLISHED, AND ALL OF THE  JURISDIC-
 TION,  FUNCTIONS,  POWERS, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS POSSESSED OR EXERCISED
 BY, OR FOR WHICH COMMITMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE BY, SUCH  BOARDS,  INCLUDING
 LANDS  OR  PROPERTY ACQUIRED, MONEYS OF THE BOARDS, AND ACTIONS TAKEN OR
 DETERMINATIONS MADE BY SUCH BOARDS, ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED TO,  ASSIGNED
 TO  AND  DEVOLVED  UPON THE POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND
 ITS CHAIRMAN.
   2. EXCEPT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED, THE CONTRACTS, BOOKS, MAPS,  PLANS,
 PAPERS,  RECORDS  AND PROPERTY OF WHATEVER DESCRIPTION WITHIN THE JURIS-
 DICTION OR UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE HUDSON RIVER-BLACK RIVER  REGULATING
 DISTRICT, INCLUDING MONEYS APPROPRIATED AND AVAILABLE TO SUCH DISTRICTS,
 PERTAINING  TO OR USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXERCISE OR PERFORMANCE OF
 THE FUNCTIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES HEREBY TRANSFERRED AND ASSIGNED,  SHALL
 BE  DELIVERED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK STATE POWER AUTHORITY, WHO
 IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO TAKE POSSESSION THEREOF.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07535-01-7
              

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