Senate Bill S5175B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the commissioner of general services from leasing or granting certain property rights to any entity to lay electric transmission lines which interconnect outside of the United States

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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-S5175 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1450
2021-2022: S5494

2017-S5175 - Summary

Prohibits the commissioner of general services from leasing or granting certain property rights to any entity to lay electric transmission lines when such lines transmit energy over an electric transmission line that interconnects a location outside of the United States when the transmission does not provide access to electric generating facilities within the state.

2017-S5175 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5175 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5175
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern-
   ment Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in relation to  the  authority  to
   grant property rights
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public lands law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, REGULATION, POLICY, ORDER OR EXECU-
 TIVE  ACTION TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL SERVICES SHALL
 NOT LEASE, OR GRANT RIGHTS OR EASEMENTS TO, THE BED  OF  LAKE  CHAMPLAIN
 AND  TO THE BED OF THE HUDSON RIVER TO ANY INDIVIDUAL, TRUSTEE, PARTNER-
 SHIP, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, COMPANY, MUNICIPALITY, POLITICAL  SUBDI-
 VISION  OR  OTHER LEGAL ENTITY FOR LAYING AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A  HIGH  VOLTAGE  DIRECT  CURRENT  ELECTRIC
 TRANSMISSION  LINE, THAT ENTERS COMMERCIAL OPERATION AFTER THE EFFECTIVE
 DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF  SUCH  TRANSMISSION  LINE  INTERCONNECTS  A
 LOCATION  OUTSIDE  THE  TERRITORIAL  LIMITS  OF  THE  UNITED STATES TO A
 LOCATION WITHIN THE STATE AND SUCH TRANSMISSION LINE  DOES  NOT  PROVIDE
 ACCESS WITHIN THE STATE TO ELECTRIC GENERATING FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN
 THE STATE TO TRANSMIT ENERGY TO A LOCATION WITHIN THE STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10438-01-7



              

co-Sponsors

2017-S5175A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1450
2021-2022: S5494

2017-S5175A - Summary

Prohibits the commissioner of general services from leasing or granting certain property rights to any entity to lay electric transmission lines when such lines transmit energy over an electric transmission line that interconnects a location outside of the United States when the transmission does not provide access to electric generating facilities within the state.

2017-S5175A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5175A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5175--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  O'MARA,  AMEDORE,  MURPHY, ORTT -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Investigations and Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in relation to  the  authority  to
   grant property rights
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public lands law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW, RULE, REGULATION, POLICY, ORDER OR
 EXECUTIVE ACTION TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER OF  GENERAL  SERVICES
 SHALL  NOT LEASE, OR GRANT RIGHTS OR EASEMENTS TO, THE BED OF LAKE CHAM-
 PLAIN AND TO THE BED OF THE HUDSON RIVER  TO  ANY  INDIVIDUAL,  TRUSTEE,
 PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, COMPANY, MUNICIPALITY, POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY FOR LAYING  AN  ELECTRIC  TRANSMISSION
 LINE,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO A HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT ELEC-
 TRIC TRANSMISSION LINE,  THAT  ENTERS  COMMERCIAL  OPERATION  AFTER  THE
 EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF SUCH TRANSMISSION LINE INTERCON-
 NECTS A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES  TO
 A  LOCATION  WITHIN  THE  STATE AND SUCH TRANSMISSION LINE: (I) IS NOT A
 MERCHANT TRANSMISSION LINE; OR (II) DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCESS  WITHIN  THE
 STATE  TO  ELECTRIC  GENERATING  FACILITIES  LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE TO
 TRANSMIT ENERGY TO A LOCATION WITHIN THE STATE.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  A  "MERCHANT  TRANSMISSION
 LINE"  SHALL  MEAN AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE AND ALL RELATED FACILI-
 TIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER STATIONS FOR
 A HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT TRANSMISSION LINE, THAT:  (I)  ARE  DEVEL-
 OPED,  FINANCED, CONSTRUCTED, AND OPERATED WITHOUT ANY RELIANCE ON COST-
 OF-SERVICE RATES SET BY EITHER A FEDERAL OR STATE REGULATORY ENTITY; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S5175B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Lands Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3, Pub Lds L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S1450
2021-2022: S5494

2017-S5175B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the commissioner of general services from leasing or granting certain property rights to any entity to lay electric transmission lines when such lines transmit energy over an electric transmission line that interconnects a location outside of the United States when the transmission does not provide access to electric generating facilities within the state.

2017-S5175B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5175B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5175--B
     Cal. No. 1011
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  O'MARA,  AMEDORE,  MURPHY, ORTT -- read twice and
   ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
   Investigations and Government Operations -- committee discharged, bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered  to  first  and
   second  report,  ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public lands law, in relation to  the  authority  to
   grant property rights
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3 of the public lands law is amended  by  adding  a
 new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW, RULE, REGULATION, POLICY, ORDER OR
 EXECUTIVE ACTION TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER OF  GENERAL  SERVICES
 SHALL  NOT LEASE, OR GRANT RIGHTS OR EASEMENTS TO, THE BED OF LAKE CHAM-
 PLAIN AND TO THE BED OF THE HUDSON RIVER  TO  ANY  INDIVIDUAL,  TRUSTEE,
 PARTNERSHIP,  ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION, COMPANY, MUNICIPALITY, POLITICAL
 SUBDIVISION OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY FOR LAYING  AN  ELECTRIC  TRANSMISSION
 LINE,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO A HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT ELEC-
 TRIC TRANSMISSION LINE,  THAT  ENTERS  COMMERCIAL  OPERATION  AFTER  THE
 EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IF SUCH TRANSMISSION LINE INTERCON-
 NECTS A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED STATES  TO
 A  LOCATION  WITHIN  THE  STATE AND SUCH TRANSMISSION LINE: (I) IS NOT A
 MERCHANT TRANSMISSION LINE; OR (II) DOES NOT PROVIDE ACCESS  WITHIN  THE
 UPSTATE  REGION  TO  ELECTRIC  GENERATING  FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN THE
 UPSTATE REGION TO TRANSMIT ENERGY TO A  LOCATION  WITHIN  THE  DOWNSTATE
 REGION.
   (B)  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A "MERCHANT TRANSMISSION
 LINE" SHALL MEAN AN ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE AND ALL  RELATED  FACILI-
 TIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER STATIONS FOR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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