S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N S E N A T E
January 13, 2020
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Introduced by Sen. SALAZAR -- 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 authorities law, in relation to requiring the
New York power authority to provide renewable power to all state owned
and municipal properties
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1005 of the public authorities law is amended by
adding two new subdivisions 28 and 29 to read as follows:
28. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, TO BE THE SOLE PROVID-
ER OF ELECTRICITY AND POWER TO ALL STATE OWNED AND MUNICIPAL PROPERTIES.
29. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, TO, ON OR AFTER JANU-
ARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE, ONLY GENERATE AND TRANSMIT RENEWA-
BLE POWER AND ENERGY AND THE AUTHORITY SHALL ONLY PLAN, FINANCE,
CONSTRUCT, ACQUIRE, OPERATE, IMPROVE AND/OR MAINTAIN TRANSMISSION FACIL-
ITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSMITTING RENEWABLE POWER AND ENERGY INCLUD-
ING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS, RENEWABLE THER-
MAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS HEAT PUMPS, SOLAR THERMAL, OR OTHER
HEATING OR COOLING TECHNOLOGIES USING RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY THAT
DO NOT EMIT GREENHOUSE GASES, OR ANY POWER OR ENERGY CREATED BY RENEWA-
BLE GENERATION PROJECTS AND FACILITIES.
§ 2. Nothing in this act is intended to limit, impair, or affect the
legal authority of the power authority of the state of New York under
any other provision of title 1 of article 5 of the public authorities
law.
§ 3. This act shall take effect two years after it shall have become a
law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13940-03-9