Assembly Actions -
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Mar 13, 2018 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S7956
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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-S7956 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1009, Pub Auth L
2017-S7956 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7956 SPONSOR: GRIFFO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to certain contracts negotiated by the power authority of the state of New York PURPOSE OF THE BILL: The purpose of this bill is to modernize the antiquated process that has applied since 1931 to contracts for the sale of electricity generated by facilities of the Power Authority of the State of New York ("NYPA"). SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill would amend Public Authorities Law ("PAL") § 1009 to authorize NYPA to execute power contracts that are subject to Section 1009 after NYPA: (1) transmits a copy of the proposed contract to the Governor and specified legislative leaders; and (2) makes a copy of the such proposed contract available for public review at NYPA's offices and on its website for a period of thirty days.
2017-S7956 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7956 I N S E N A T E March 13, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- (at request of the New York Power Authori- ty) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit- ted to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to certain contracts negotiated by the power authority of the state of New York THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1009 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 294 of the laws of 1968, subdivisions 1 and 3 as separately amended by chapters 412 and 521 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows: § 1009. Contracts negotiated by authority. Contracts negotiated by the authority as provided in [sub-paragraph] SUBDIVISION five or six of section one thousand five of this title shall be entered into and executed as follows: 1. After agreement upon the terms of any such contracts shall have been reached by the authority and its co-party or co-parties, the authority shall (I) promptly transmit a copy of such proposed contract to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, the chairman of the assembly committee on ways and means, the temporary president of the senate and the minority leader of the senate and the chairman of the senate finance committee [and shall hold a public hearing or hearings upon the terms thereof. At least thirty days' notice of such hearing shall be given by publication once in each week during such period in each of six newspapers within the state to be selected by the authority. Copies], AND (II) MAKE A COPY of THE proposed [contracts shall be] CONTRACT available for public inspection during such period of thirty days at the office or offices of the authority and at such other places throughout the state as it may designate, AND ON THE AUTHORITY'S PUBLIC WEBSITE. 2. Following [such public hearing] THE THIRTY-DAY PERIOD PROVIDED FOR IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, the authority [shall] MAY reconsider the terms of the proposed contract [or contracts] and [shall] negotiate such changes and modifications in the contract [or contracts] as it then EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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