S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
June 20, 2024
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Santabar-
bara) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT directing the New York state energy research and development
authority study the feasibility of creating, storing and transferring
hydrogen energy to residential and commercial structures
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. For the purposes of this act, "municipality" shall mean any
city or town with a population greater than 20,000.
§ 2. The New York state energy research and development authority is
authorized and directed to study the feasibility of creating, storing
and transferring hydrogen energy to residential and commercial struc-
tures in municipalities. Such study shall include, but not be limited
to:
(a) the ability of municipalities to power residential and commercial
structures via hydrogen power;
(b) the effectiveness of hydrogen power in supplementing or supplant-
ing the electrical grids of municipalities;
(c) the cost of building hydrogen power plants in municipalities;
(d) the cost of storing power generated by hydrogen power; and
(e) the cost of transferring hydrogen power to residential and commer-
cial structures in municipalities.
§ 3. The New York state energy research and development authority
shall make a report to the governor and the legislature of its findings,
conclusions, and recommendations no later than 15 months after the
effective date of this act and shall submit with this report such legis-
lative proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommendations.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14028-01-4