Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 08, 2017 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Jun 06, 2017 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6605
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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-S6605 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 8 Title 9-B §§1900 - 1906, Pub Auth L; add §99-bb, St Fin L
2017-S6605 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6605 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public authorities law and the state finance law, in relation to creating the zero carbon emission investment program and zero carbon emission investment program fund PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would establish the zero carbon emissions investment program and fund to provide the State's upstate nuclear facilities with funds in recognition of their zero carbon emitting attributes. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill would add a new title to the public authorities law directing the public service commission to establish the zero carbon emission investment program and directing the new york state energy research and development authority to administer such program. This section also provides the definitions for the Zero Carbon Emission Investment Program, authorizes NYSERDA to establish, calculate, and issue the program to provide awards for zero carbon emitters for their avoidance of carbon emission although capital funding from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, and requires NYSERDA to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature
2017-S6605 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6605 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E June 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the state finance law, in relation to creating the zero carbon emission investment program and zero carbon emission investment program fund 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 ZERO CARBON EMISSION INVESTMENT PROGRAM SECTION 1900. SHORT TITLE. 1901. DEFINITIONS. 1902. ZERO CARBON EMISSION INVESTMENT PROGRAM. 1903. ADMINISTRATION BY THE AUTHORITY. 1904. CALCULATION OF AWARDS. 1905. ANNUAL REPORTING. 1906. FUNDS ADMINISTRATION. § 1900. SHORT TITLE. THIS TITLE SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "ZERO CARBON EMISSION INVESTMENT PROGRAM". § 1901. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS TITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "AVOIDED EMISSIONS" MEANS THE ESTIMATE OF CO2 EMISSIONS, AS CALCU- LATED BY THE AUTHORITY, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED IF A ZERO CARBON EMITTER HAD NOT EXISTED. 2. "AUTHORITY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE. 3. "ZERO CARBON EMITTER" MEANS A FACILITY THAT USES ATOMIC ENERGY TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY. 4. "ATOMIC ENERGY" MEANS ALL FORMS OF ENERGY RELEASED IN THE COURSE OF NUCLEAR FISSION OR NUCLEAR TRANSFORMATION. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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