senate Bill S3439

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to prepare a report regarding the replacement of certain electric generating sites with renewable energy development and energy storage

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

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Jan 31, 2023 referred to energy and telecommunications

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S3439 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4386
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1902, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7952, A10094
2021-2022: S1829, A340

S3439 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to prepare a report regarding the replacement of decommissioned or dormant electric generating sites with renewable energy development and energy storage opportunities.

S3439 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S3439 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3439
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SKOUFIS,  HINCHEY,  MAY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Energy
   and Telecommunications
 
 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to directing the
   New  York state energy research and development authority to prepare a
   report regarding the replacement of decommissioned or dormant electric
   generating sites with renewable energy development and energy  storage
   opportunities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 1902 of the public authorities law
 is amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C) WITHIN EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH,
 THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  PREPARE A REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR,
 THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,
 THAT AT A MINIMUM CONTAINS:
   (I) A SURVEY OF DECOMMISSIONED OR DORMANT ELECTRIC GENERATING SITES IN
 THE  STATE,  AND  PLANTS EXPECTED TO BE DECOMMISSIONED OR DORMANT IN THE
 NEXT EIGHTEEN MONTHS;
   (II) AN IDENTIFICATION OF  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENERGY
 STORAGE  OPPORTUNITIES  AT  EACH SUCH DECOMMISSIONED OR DORMANT ELECTRIC
 GENERATING SITES, AND WHETHER SUCH SITE SHOULD BE A  BUILD  READY  SITE,
 AND IF NOT, WHY NOT;
   (III) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON AFFECTED COMMUNITIES OF
 REPOWERING  DORMANT ELECTRIC GENERATING SITES WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND
 ENERGY STORAGE PROJECTS, INCLUDING IMPACTS TO THE  LOCAL  TAX  BASE  AND
 LOCAL EMPLOYMENT; AND
   (IV) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACTS ON ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately, provided, however that
 the amendments to section 1902 of the public  authorities  law  made  by
 section  one  of  this act shall not affect the expiration and repeal of
 such section and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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