Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 20, 2018 |
print number 8927a |
Jun 20, 2018 |
amend and recommit to rules |
Jun 05, 2018 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S8927
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 53rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Bill Amendments
2017-S8927 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11202
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 20 §§20-0101 & 20-0103, En Con L
2017-S8927 - Summary
Relates to mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting; requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to submit annual reports to the governor and the legislature regarding state's progress toward meeting the goals of the clean energy standard.
2017-S8927 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8927 SPONSOR: GRIFFO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting PURPOSE: This bill requires the Public Service Commission and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to report on the State's greenhouse gas and renewable energy goals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill creates a new Article 20 in the Environmental Conservation Law to require the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to jointly report to the executive and the legislature on the State's progress in meeting the State's greenhouse gas and renewable energy goals set for the year 2030.
2017-S8927 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8927 I N S E N A T E June 5, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting 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 article 20 to read as follows: ARTICLE 20 STATEWIDE GREENHOUSE GAS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY REPORTING AND TRANSPARENCY SECTION 20-0101. DEFINITIONS. 20-0103. MANDATORY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND CLEAN ENERGY STANDARD REPORTING. § 20-0101. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE MECHANISM" MEANS AN ACTION UNDERTAKEN BY A GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS SOURCE THAT ACHIEVES THE EQUIVALENT REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OVER THE SAME TIME PERIOD AS A DIRECT EMIS- SION REDUCTION, AND THAT IS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH TERM INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, FLEXIBLE COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE, ALTERNA- TIVE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY, A PROCESS CHANGE, OR A PRODUCT SUBSTITUTION. 2. "AUTHORITY" MEANS THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- MENT AUTHORITY. 3. "CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE BY WEIGHT THAT WOULD PRODUCE THE SAME GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT AS A GIVEN WEIGHT OF ANOTHER GREENHOUSE GAS, BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE, INCLUDING FROM THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE. 4. "COMMISSION" MEANS THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. 5. "COST-EFFECTIVE" MEANS THE COST PER UNIT OF REDUCED EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS ADJUSTED FOR ITS GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL. 6. "GREENHOUSE GAS" OR "GREENHOUSE GASES" MEANS AND INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING GASES: CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, NITROUS OXIDE, HYDROFLUO- ROCARBONS, PERFLUOROCARBONS AND SULFUR HEXAFLOURIDE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
2017-S8927A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11202
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Environmental Conservation Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 20 §§20-0101 & 20-0103, En Con L
2017-S8927A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting; requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to submit annual reports to the governor and the legislature regarding state's progress toward meeting the goals of the clean energy standard.
2017-S8927A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8927A SPONSOR: GRIFFO TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting PURPOSE: This bill requires the Public Service Commission and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to report on the State's greenhouse gas and renewable energy goals. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill creates a new Article 20 in the Environmental Conservation Law to require the Public Service Commission (PSC) and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to jointly report to the executive and the legislature on the State's progress in meeting the State's greenhouse gas and renewable energy goals set for the year 2030.
2017-S8927A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8927--A I N S E N A T E June 5, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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 environmental conservation law, in relation to mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting 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 article 20 to read as follows: ARTICLE 20 STATEWIDE GREENHOUSE GAS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY REPORTING AND TRANSPARENCY SECTION 20-0101. DEFINITIONS. 20-0103. MANDATORY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND CLEAN ENERGY STANDARD REPORTING. § 20-0101. DEFINITIONS. WHEN USED IN THIS ARTICLE: 1. "AUTHORITY" MEANS THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- MENT AUTHORITY. 2. "CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT" MEANS THE AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE BY WEIGHT THAT WOULD PRODUCE THE SAME GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT AS A GIVEN WEIGHT OF ANOTHER GREENHOUSE GAS, BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE, INCLUDING FROM THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE. 3. "COMMISSION" MEANS THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. 4. "COST-EFFECTIVE" MEANS THE COST PER UNIT OF REDUCED EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE GAS ADJUSTED FOR ITS GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL. 5. "GREENHOUSE GAS" OR "GREENHOUSE GASES" MEANS AND INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING GASES: CARBON DIOXIDE, METHANE, NITROUS OXIDE, HYDROFLUO- ROCARBONS, PERFLUOROCARBONS AND SULFUR HEXAFLOURIDE. 6. "GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS SOURCES" SHALL MEAN ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE TRANS- PORTATION SECTOR, ENERGY SECTOR, INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AND LAND USE AND FORESTRY. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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