Senate Bill S5305B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the transfer or lease of closed electric generators

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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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2019-S5305 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70, Pub Serv L

2019-S5305 - Summary

Relates to the transfer or lease of closed electric generators; requires the payment of prevailing wages of affected employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant; requires the department of labor to oversee sale and the hiring of new employees at such power plant.

2019-S5305 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5305 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5305
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to the transfer or
   lease of closed electric generators; and in  relation  to  payment  of
   prevailing  wages  of  affected  employees of the Indian Point Nuclear
   Power Plant
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 70 of the public service law, as amended by chapter
 226 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   § 70. Transfer  of  franchises  or stocks. 1. No gas corporation [or],
 electric corporation OR CLOSED  ELECTRIC  GENERATOR  shall  transfer  or
 lease  its  franchise,  works  or  system or any part of such franchise,
 works or system to any other person or corporation or contract  for  the
 operation  of  its  works and system, without the written consent of the
 commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transfer or lease with an
 original cost of (a) less than one hundred thousand dollars proposed  by
 a  gas [or] CORPORATION, electric corporation OR CLOSED ELECTRIC GENERA-
 TOR having annual gross  revenues  in  excess  of  two  hundred  million
 dollars  or (b) less than twenty-five thousand dollars proposed by a gas
 [or] CORPORATION, electric  corporation  OR  CLOSED  ELECTRIC  GENERATOR
 having  annual  gross  revenues of less than two hundred million dollars
 shall be effective without the commission's written consent within nine-
 ty days after such corporation notifies the commission that it plans  to
 complete the transfer or lease and submits a description of the transfer
 or  lease;  provided,  however, that the commission may determine within
 such ninety days after such notification and submission that the  public
 interest requires its review and written consent.
   2. The permission and approval of the commission, to the exercise of a
 franchise  under  section sixty-eight of this article, or to the assign-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-S5305A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70, Pub Serv L

2019-S5305A - Summary

Relates to the transfer or lease of closed electric generators; requires the payment of prevailing wages of affected employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant; requires the department of labor to oversee sale and the hiring of new employees at such power plant.

2019-S5305A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5305A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5305--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the  transfer  or
   lease  of  closed  electric  generators; and in relation to payment of
   prevailing wages of affected employees of  the  Indian  Point  Nuclear
   Power Plant
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 70 of the public service law, as amended by chapter
 226 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   § 70. Transfer of franchises or stocks. 1. No  gas  corporation  [or],
 electric  corporation  OR  CLOSED  ELECTRIC  GENERATOR shall transfer or
 lease its franchise, works or system or  any  part  of  such  franchise,
 works  or  system to any other person or corporation or contract for the
 operation of its works and system, without the written  consent  of  the
 commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transfer or lease with an
 original  cost of (a) less than one hundred thousand dollars proposed by
 a gas [or] CORPORATION, electric corporation OR CLOSED ELECTRIC  GENERA-
 TOR  having  annual  gross  revenues  in  excess  of two hundred million
 dollars or (b) less than twenty-five thousand dollars proposed by a  gas
 [or]  CORPORATION,  electric  corporation  OR  CLOSED ELECTRIC GENERATOR
 having annual gross revenues of less than two  hundred  million  dollars
 shall be effective without the commission's written consent within nine-
 ty  days after such corporation notifies the commission that it plans to
 complete the transfer or lease and submits a description of the transfer
 or lease; provided, however, that the commission  may  determine  within
 such  ninety days after such notification and submission that the public
 interest requires its review and written consent.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11295-06-9
              

co-Sponsors

2019-S5305B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70, Pub Serv L

2019-S5305B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the transfer or lease of closed electric generators; requires the payment of prevailing wages of affected employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant; requires the department of labor to oversee sale and the hiring of new employees at such power plant.

2019-S5305B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S5305B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5305--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said  committee  --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the  transfer  or
   lease  of  closed  electric  generators; and in relation to payment of
   prevailing wages of affected employees of  the  Indian  Point  Nuclear
   Power Plant
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 70 of the public service law, as amended by chapter
 226 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   § 70. Transfer of franchises or stocks. 1. No  gas  corporation  [or],
 electric  corporation  OR  CLOSED  ELECTRIC  GENERATOR shall transfer or
 lease its franchise, works or system or  any  part  of  such  franchise,
 works  or  system to any other person or corporation or contract for the
 operation of its works and system, without the written  consent  of  the
 commission. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any transfer or lease with an
 original  cost of (a) less than one hundred thousand dollars proposed by
 a gas [or] CORPORATION, electric corporation OR CLOSED ELECTRIC  GENERA-
 TOR  having  annual  gross  revenues  in  excess  of two hundred million
 dollars or (b) less than twenty-five thousand dollars proposed by a  gas
 [or]  CORPORATION,  electric  corporation  OR  CLOSED ELECTRIC GENERATOR
 having annual gross revenues of less than two  hundred  million  dollars
 shall be effective without the commission's written consent within nine-
 ty  days after such corporation notifies the commission that it plans to
 complete the transfer or lease and submits a description of the transfer
 or lease; provided, however, that the commission  may  determine  within
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11295-07-9
              

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