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Senate Bill S6731

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on backup energy

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2019-S6731 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8774
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Energy

2019-S6731 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force to study and make recommendations on backup energy.

2019-S6731 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6731 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6731
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                            September 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to establish a task force to study and  make  recommendations  on
   backup energy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. a. A task force is hereby established to study backup ener-
 gy in the state of New York. For purposes of this act,  "backup  energy"
 shall mean any provision of energy to residents of this state during the
 occurrence  when  an  energy  provider  or  utility company is unable or
 unwilling to provide such service.
   b. Such study shall include:
   (i) the current ability of the state to provide backup energy;
   (ii) the feasibility of utilizing technologies such as  battery-stored
 backup  power, solar power, wind power and fuel cells for backup energy;
 and
   (iii) any other information the task force deems relevant.
   c. No later than one year after the effective date of  this  act,  the
 task  force  shall report its findings of such study to the governor and
 the legislature, as described under subdivision b of this section.
   § 2. a. The task force shall be comprised of  twelve  members,  to  be
 appointed as follows:
   (i) four members appointed by the governor;
   (ii)  four members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
 and
   (iii) four members appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
   b. One of the appointments by the governor shall serve as  chairperson
 of the task force.
   c.  The  members  of  the task force shall receive no compensation for
 their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
 incurred in the performance of their services.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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