NY State Senate Bill S6651A

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Jan 03, 2018	referred to energy and telecommunications returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 15, 2017	referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate
Jun 12, 2017	ordered to third reading cal.1578
Jun 11, 2017	print number 6651a
Jun 11, 2017	amend and recommit to rules
Jun 09, 2017	referred to rules

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S6651 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Art 8 Title 9-B §§1900 - 1907, Pub Auth L

S6651 - Summary

Creates the zero carbon emission investment program to be established by PSC and administered by NYSERDA; awards zero carbon emitters for avoided emissions.

S6651 - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S6651

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating
the zero carbon emission investment program

 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
describing the authority's activities related to the, Zero Carbon

Emission Investment Program. Lastly, the bill would require NYSERDA to
fund the program out of existing funds, while preventing them from
increasing additional fees, rentals, penalties, or other charges
authorized and in existence prior to the effective date of this title.

Section 2 of the bill calls for an immediate effective date and a
repeal of the zero emission credit program created by the PSC.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Nuclear power is a clean and reliable form of electric generation. It
has zero carbon emissions. Renewable sources of power generation are
given financial assistance because of their clean characteristics, it
is only fair to provide nuclear power with similar financial
assistance.

This bill would provide nuclear facilities financial assistance, while
not adding another fee or surcharge to the state's ratepayers. New
York State has some of the highest rates in the country, even at a
time of record low costs for energy production. The high rates are a
result of added fees and assessments on bills.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

S6651 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6651

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  FLANAGAN  --  read  twice  and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating  the
  zero carbon emission investment program

  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.
        1907. MISCELLANEOUS.
  § 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.

S                                                          LBD13102-04-7

S. 6651                             2

  5. "CLEARING PRICE" MEANS THE AVERAGE OF THE QUARTERLY REGIONAL GREEN-
HOUSE GAS INITIATIVE AUCTION CLEARING PRICES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
  §  1902.  ZERO CARBON EMISSION INVESTMENT PROGRAM. WITHIN THREE MONTHS
OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS TITLE, THE PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMISSION  IS
HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED  TO ESTABLISH THE ZERO CARBON EMISSION
INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
  § 1903. ADMINISTRATION BY THE AUTHORITY.  WITHIN  SIX  MONTHS  OF  THE
EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  TITLE, THE AUTHORITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND
DIRECTED TO ADMINISTER THE ZERO CARBON EMISSION INVESTMENT PROGRAM.  THE
AUTHORITY  SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AS SET FORTH BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SERVICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. THE AUTHORI-
TY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO:
  1. USE MONIES MADE AVAILABLE FOR  THE  PROGRAM  PURSUANT  TO  SECTIONS
NINETEEN HUNDRED SIX AND NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS TITLE TO ACHIEVE
THE  PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM, SPECIFICALLY TO AWARD ZERO CARBON EMITTERS
FOR AVOIDED EMISSIONS;
  2. ENSURE MONIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFYING ZERO CARBON EMITTERS
NO LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE FINAL QUARTERLY AUCTION OF THAT  YEAR;
AND
  3. EXERCISE SUCH OTHER POWERS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER ADMINIS-
TRATION  OF  THE PROGRAM AS DIRECTED AND AUTHORIZED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC SERVICE.
  § 1904. CALCULATION OF AWARDS. THE AUTHORITY SHALL CALCULATE AND ISSUE
AN AWARD TO EACH ZERO  CARBON  EMITTER  IN  THE  FOLLOWING  MANNER:  THE
AUTHORITY  SHALL TAKE THE AVERAGE OF THE FOUR QUARTERLY AUCTION CLEARING
PRICES OF THE MOST RECENT YEAR MULTIPLIED BY FIFTY PERCENT OF  THE  ZERO
CARBON EMITTER'S AVOIDED EMISSIONS TO DETERMINE SUCH AWARD. THE AUTHORI-
TY SHALL CALCULATE THE ANNUAL AVOIDED EMISSIONS FOR EACH FACILITY.
  §  1905.  ANNUAL  REPORTING. NO LATER THAN OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN AND OCTOBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEAD-
ER  OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY CONCERNING THE
AUTHORITY'S ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ZERO  CARBON  EMISSION  INVESTMENT
PROGRAM CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
  § 1906. FUNDS ADMINISTRATION. THE AUTHORITY SHALL ENSURE THAT NOT LESS
THAN  THE TOTAL AWARDS ISSUED TO QUALIFYING ZERO CARBON EMITTERS IS MADE
AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE ZERO CARBON EMISSION INVESTMENT
PROGRAM.
  § 1907. MISCELLANEOUS. THE AUTHORITY SHALL  FINANCE  THE  ZERO  CARBON
EMISSION  INVESTMENT  PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE THROUGH
ANY FUNDS AVAILABLE  TO  THE  AUTHORITY  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  EIGHTEEN
HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT LAW.  PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL NOT INCREASE OR COLLECT ADDITIONAL FEES,
RENTALS, PENALTIES OR OTHER CHARGES AUTHORIZED AND IN EXISTENCE PRIOR TO
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS TITLE FOR THE FINANCING OF SUCH PROGRAM.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and upon  enactment,  the
zero emission credit as part of the clean energy standard as implemented
by  the  public service commission shall be deemed null and void, and no
charges shall be assessed against any regulated entity of the department
of public service pursuant to such prior order or if  already  assessed,
shall be refunded pro-rata to any rate payer.

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S6651A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd Art 8 Title 9-B §§1900 - 1907, Pub Auth L

S6651A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the zero carbon emission investment program to be established by PSC and administered by NYSERDA; awards zero carbon emitters for avoided emissions.

S6651A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 BILL NUMBER:  S6651A

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating
the zero carbon emission investment program

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This bill would establish the zero carbon emission 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 awards for the program to zero carbon emitters
for their avoidance of carbon emission, and requires NYSERDA to submit
an annual report to the Governor and Legislature describing the
authority's activities related to the Zero Carbon Emission Investment
Program. Lastly, the bill would require NYSERDA to fund the program

out of existing funding streams, while preventing them from increasing
additional fees, rentals, penalties, or other charges authorized and
in existence prior to the effective date of this title.

Section 2 of the bill calls for an immediate effective date and a
repeal of the zero emission credit program created by the PSC.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Nuclear power is a clean and reliable form of electric generation. It
has zero carbon emissions. Renewable sources of power generation are
given financial assistance because of their clean characteristics, it
is only fair to provide nuclear power with similar financial
assistance.

This bill would provide nuclear facilities financial assistance, while
not adding another fee or surcharge to the state's ratepayers. New
York State has some of the highest rates in the country, even at a
time of record low costs for energy production. The high rates are a
result of added fees and assessments on bills.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

S6651A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6651--A

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 9, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating the
  zero carbon emission investment program

  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.
        1907. MISCELLANEOUS.
  § 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.    "AUTHORITY" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF
SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. "ZERO CARBON EMITTER" MEANS A FACILITY THAT USES ATOMIC  ENERGY  TO
GENERATE ELECTRICITY.
  3. "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.
                                                           LBD13102-06-7

S. 6651--A                          2

  §  1902.  ZERO CARBON EMISSION INVESTMENT PROGRAM. WITHIN THREE MONTHS
OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS TITLE, THE PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMISSION  IS
HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND  DIRECTED  TO ESTABLISH THE ZERO CARBON EMISSION
INVESTMENT PROGRAM.
  §  1903.  ADMINISTRATION  BY  THE  AUTHORITY. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS TITLE, THE AUTHORITY  IS  HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  AND
DIRECTED  TO ADMINISTER THE ZERO CARBON EMISSION INVESTMENT PROGRAM. THE
AUTHORITY SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM AS SET FORTH BY THE DEPARTMENT  OF
PUBLIC SERVICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE POWER AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. THE AUTHORI-
TY IS AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO:
  1.  USE  MONIES  MADE  AVAILABLE  FOR THE PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTIONS
NINETEEN HUNDRED SIX AND NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVEN OF THIS TITLE TO ACHIEVE
THE PURPOSES OF THE PROGRAM, SPECIFICALLY TO AWARD ZERO CARBON  EMITTERS
FOR AVOIDED EMISSIONS;
  2. ENSURE MONIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFYING ZERO CARBON EMITTERS
NO  LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS AFTER THE FINAL QUARTERLY AUCTION OF THAT YEAR;
AND
  3. EXERCISE SUCH OTHER POWERS AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE PROPER ADMINIS-
TRATION OF THE PROGRAM AS DIRECTED AND AUTHORIZED BY THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
PUBLIC SERVICE.
  § 1904. CALCULATION OF AWARDS.  AWARDS TO QUALIFYING ZERO CARBON EMIT-
TERS SHALL BE DETERMINED PURSUANT TO CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND
ZERO CARBON EMITTERS RELATED TO THE AVOIDED EMISSIONS OF THE PLANT.
  §  1905.  ANNUAL  REPORTING. NO LATER THAN OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN AND OCTOBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
AUTHORITY SHALL ISSUE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE  GOVERNOR,  THE  TEMPORARY
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE MINORITY LEAD-
ER  OF THE SENATE AND THE MINORITY LEADER OF THE ASSEMBLY CONCERNING THE
AUTHORITY'S ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE ZERO  CARBON  EMISSION  INVESTMENT
PROGRAM CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE.
  § 1906. FUNDS ADMINISTRATION. THE AUTHORITY SHALL ENSURE THAT NOT LESS
THAN  THE TOTAL AWARDS ISSUED TO QUALIFYING ZERO CARBON EMITTERS IS MADE
AVAILABLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING THE ZERO CARBON EMISSION INVESTMENT
PROGRAM.
  § 1907. MISCELLANEOUS. THE AUTHORITY SHALL  FINANCE  THE  ZERO  CARBON
EMISSION  INVESTMENT  PROGRAM ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS TITLE THROUGH
ANY FUNDS THE AUTHORITY HAS RETAINED OR IS AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT  PURSU-
ANT  TO  SECTION  EIGHTEEN  HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE AND SHALL
FUND THE ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS INVESTMENT PROGRAM PRIOR TO  FUNDING  ANY
OTHER  PROGRAM  IMPLEMENTED  BY  THE AUTHORITY.   PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE
AUTHORITY SHALL NOT INCREASE OR COLLECT ADDITIONAL FEES, RENTALS, PENAL-
TIES OR OTHER CHARGES AUTHORIZED AND IN EXISTENCE PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THIS TITLE FOR THE FINANCING OF SUCH PROGRAM.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, and upon  enactment,  the
zero emission credit as part of the clean energy standard as implemented
by  the  public service commission shall be deemed null and void, and no
charges shall be assessed against any regulated entity of the department
of public service pursuant to such prior order or if  already  assessed,
shall be refunded pro-rata to any rate payer.

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S6651 - Details

S6651 - Summary

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S6651 - Bill Text download pdf

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S6651A (ACTIVE) - Details

S6651A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S6651A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6651A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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S6651 - Details

S6651 - Summary

S6651 - Sponsor Memo

S6651 - Bill Text download pdf

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S6651A (ACTIVE) - Details

S6651A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S6651A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6651A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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