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Assembly Bill A5603

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a pilot program relating to creating the solar panels to school districts on Long Island pilot program

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2023-A5603 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-u, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A10256
2025-2026: A3312

2023-A5603 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a pilot program relating to creating the solar panels to the state universities of New York and boards of cooperative educational services located on Long Island in order that such universities and BOCES may conduct a training program for persons interested in learning solar panel installation and operation and then to install such solar panels upon school districts in Long Island.

2023-A5603 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5603
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SMITH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation  to  establishing  a
   pilot  program  relating  to  creating  the  solar  panels  to  school
   districts on Long Island pilot program; and providing for  the  repeal
   of such provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 66-u to read as follows:
   § 66-U. SOLAR PANELS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON LONG ISLAND PILOT PROGRAM.
 1.  (A)  NO LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, OR SIXTY
 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, WHICHEVER IS  LATER,  THE
 COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH WITHIN AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED THEREFOR, A PILOT
 PROGRAM  TO  PROVIDE  SOLAR PANELS TO THE STATE UNIVERSITIES OF NEW YORK
 AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LOCATED ON LONG ISLAND IN
 ORDER THAT SUCH UNIVERSITIES AND BOCES MAY CONDUCT  A  TRAINING  PROGRAM
 FOR  PERSONS  INTERESTED IN LEARNING SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION AND OPERA-
 TION AND TO THEN INSTALL SUCH SOLAR PANELS UPON SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON LONG
 ISLAND.
   (B) THE COMMISSION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  STATE
 UNIVERSITY  OF NEW YORK OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE, SHALL ESTABLISH CRITERIA
 FOR SUCH PILOT PROGRAM.
   (C) (I) SCHOOL DISTRICTS SHALL OWN THE  RENEWABLE  FACILITY  OR  SOLAR
 PANELS  AND  OTHER  INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED TO INTEGRATE THE ELECTRICITY
 PRODUCED EFFECTIVELY INTO THE GRID CONNECTING TO  THE  ELECTRIC  SYSTEM.
 ANY  ELECTRICITY  GENERATED FROM SUCH SOLAR PANELS SHALL BE UTILIZED FOR
 THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ANY EXCESS SHALL  BE
 GIVEN TO THE LONG ISLAND POWER AUTHORITY, FREE OF CHARGE.
   (II)  ANY  SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATING IN THE SOLAR PANELS TO SCHOOL
 DISTRICTS ON LONG ISLAND PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE  SYSTEMS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01061-01-3

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