Assembly Bill A9598

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to redefining the term covered renewable energy system

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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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2021-A9598 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8648
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §224-d, Lab L

2021-A9598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Redefines the term "covered renewable energy system" to mean a renewable energy system with a capacity of one or more megawatts alternating current.

2021-A9598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9598
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor  law,  in relation to redefining the term
   "covered renewable energy system"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 224-d of the labor law, as added
 by section 2 of part AA of chapter 56 of the laws of 2021, is amended to
 read as follows:
   1. For purposes of this section, a "covered renewable  energy  system"
 means  a  renewable  energy  system,  as such term is defined in section
 sixty-six-p of the public service law, with a capacity of [greater  than
 five  megawatts]  ONE  OR  MORE  MEGAWATTS alternating current and which
 involves the procurement of renewable energy credits by a public entity,
 or a third party acting on behalf and for the benefit of a public  enti-
 ty.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD15058-01-2

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