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                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2022
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 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public  authorities  law,  in  relation  to  certain
   reports provided by the Long Island Power Authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1020-kk of the public authorities law, as added  by
 a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public authorities law relat-
 ing to requiring the Long Island Power Authority to prepare a semi-annu-
 al  expenditure  and  lobbying  report, as proposed in legislative bills
 numbers S. 1311-A and A. 4635, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1020-kk. Semi-annual expenditure and lobbying  report.    1.  On  or
 before March thirty-first, two thousand twenty-two and every semi-annual
 period  thereafter[,]:  (A)  the  authority  [and its service providers]
 shall report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate  and
 the  speaker  of the assembly regarding advertising and lobbying [activ-
 ities of] ON BEHALF OF THE AUTHORITY BY the authority, the  trustees  of
 the  authority,  OR  any  employee  of  the  authority [or]; AND (B) any
 service provider of the authority SHALL  REPORT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR,  THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE  AND  THE  SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY
 REGARDING ADVERTISING AND LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF  THE  AUTHORITY,  OR  IN
 CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE PROVIDER'S PROVISION OF MANAGEMENT AND OPER-
 ATION SERVICES OR THE OPERATION OF THE AUTHORITY'S ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION
 AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
   2.  For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the
 following meanings:
   (a) Lobbying shall mean any attempt to influence:
   (i) the passage or defeat of any legislation or resolution  by  either
 house  of  the state legislature including but not limited to the intro-
 duction or intended introduction of such legislation  or  resolution  or
 approval or disapproval of any legislation;
   (ii)  the adoption, issuance, rescission[,] OR modification [or terms]
 of a gubernatorial executive order;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (iii) the adoption or rejection of any rule or regulation  having  the
 force and effect of law by a state agency;
   (iv) the passage or defeat of any local law, ordinance, resolution, or
 regulation by any municipality;
   (v)  the  adoption, issuance, rescission, modification or terms of any
 executive order issued by the chief executive officer of a municipality;
 and
   (vi) the adoption or rejection of any rule, regulation, or  resolution
 having  the  force  and  effect of a local law, ordinance, resolution or
 regulation.
   (b) Advertising shall mean any promotional activity or public  service
 announcement  that requires the purchase of media space, including tele-
 vision airtime, radio airtime, internet media space, billboards, newspa-
 per space, magazine space or any private publication which requires  the
 expenditure of any public funds.
   3.  The  authority  and  its  service providers shall prepare separate
 reports to include the following information:
   (a) For lobbying, such report shall include, but not  be  limited  to:
 the  name  of the trustee, employee of the authority or service provider
 engaging in lobbying; the name of the public official or public employee
 that [the trustee] WAS lobbied; the date and  time  of  the  meeting  or
 communication;  the  subject matter [discussed] OF THE LOBBYING, and any
 expenses incurred by the authority or its service provider  for  travel,
 lodging, or meals in connection with such lobbying.
   (b) For advertising, such report shall include, but not be limited to,
 itemization  of  any  public  funds spent on advertising and information
 pertaining to the advertising marketing plan including measurable  goals
 and objectives for the advertising campaign.
   4.  THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO REQUIRE
 THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THAT IS OTHERWISE PROTECTED  FROM  DISCLO-
 SURE BY ANY LAW, REGULATION, ORDER, OR THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect on the same date and in the same
 manner as a chapter of the laws of 2021 amending the public  authorities
 law  relating  to requiring the Long Island Power Authority to prepare a
 semi-annual expenditure and lobbying report, as proposed in  legislative
 bills numbers S. 1311-A and A. 4635, takes effect.