Senate Bill S8618

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the New York Power Authority establish a mapping, installation and efficiency plan for the purpose of building new energy transmission lines

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

  • 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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2023-S8618 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1005-e, Pub Auth L

2023-S8618 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the New York Power Authority establish a mapping, installation and efficiency plan for the purpose of building new energy transmission lines to distribute energy to communities not previously served.

2023-S8618 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8618
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to expanding
   energy transmission lines throughout the state of New York
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1005-e to read as follows:
   § 1005-E. ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINE EXPANSION PLAN.  1.  THE  AUTHORITY
 SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  MAPPING,  INSTALLATION  AND EFFICIENCY PLAN FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF ALLOWING THE AUTHORITY AND OTHER APPLICABLE  NEW  YORK  STATE
 ENTITIES  TO  IDENTIFY  LOCATIONS  IN  THE STATE WHERE NEW ENERGY TRANS-
 MISSION LINES CAN BE BUILT, EXCLUDING SPECIFIED INDIGENOUS LAND OR PRIME
 AGRICULTURAL AREAS THAT MAY BE  NEGATIVELY  IMPACTED.  SUCH  PLAN  SHALL
 FOCUS  ON  THE  IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINES TO ALLOW
 THE EXPANSION OF NEW CLEAN ENERGY BUILD OUT PROJECTS IN AREAS PREVIOUSLY
 NOT SERVED.
   2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGULATIONS  TO  SIMPLIFY
 THE  PROCESS  AND  MAXIMIZE  EFFICIENCY FOR INSTALLING NEW ENERGY TRANS-
 MISSION LINES, AND SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL CONSIDER MAN  HOURS,
 TIME, AND COST.
   3.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  GATHER  DATA REGARDING THE STATUS OF ENERGY
 DISTRIBUTION AND ITS EFFICIENCY FOR COMMUNITIES SERVED IN THE  STATE  OF
 NEW  YORK.  THE  AUTHORITY  IN  GATHERING  SUCH DATA SHALL INCLUDE WIND,
 SOLAR, HYDROGEN, ELECTRIC AND GAS POWER.
   4. ONCE THE AUTHORITY HAS IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL NEW LOCATIONS FOR ENER-
 GY TRANSMISSION LINES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION  AND
 HAS  ESTABLISHED  PROCESSES FOR INSTALLING NEW ENERGY TRANSMISSION LINES
 IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION,  THE
 AUTHORITY  SHALL  OVERSEE  THE  CONSTRUCTION  OF NEW ENERGY TRANSMISSION
 LINES.
   5. THE AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE  LEGISLATURE  ON
 THE  STATUS  OF  NEW  TRANSMISSION LINES BUILT UNDER ITS OVERSIGHT UNTIL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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