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                                   9005
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               April 8, 2024
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 Introduced  by Sen. GIANARIS -- 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 the New York
   power authority's conferral process
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "public renewables transparency act".
   § 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 27-a of section 1005 of  the  public
 authorities  law,  as added by section 1 of part QQ of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   (d) No later than one hundred eighty days after the effective date  of
 this  subdivision,  and  annually thereafter, the authority shall confer
 with the New York state energy research and development  authority,  the
 office  of  renewable  energy  siting, the department of public service,
 climate and resiliency experts, labor organizations,  and  environmental
 justice  and  community organizations concerning the state's progress on
 meeting the renewable energy goals established by the climate leadership
 and community protection act. AT EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEES' MEETING,  THERE
 SHALL BE A PUBLIC REPORT DELIVERED ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
 OF  THE  AUTHORITY'S  RENEWABLE  ENERGY  GENERATION STRATEGIC PLAN. When
 exercising the authority provided for in paragraph (a) of this  subdivi-
 sion,  the information developed through such conferral shall be used to
 identify projects to help ensure that the state meets  its  goals  under
 the  climate  leadership  and  community  protection  act. Any conferral
 provided for in this paragraph shall include consideration of the timing
 of projects in the interconnection queue  of  the  federally  designated
 electric  bulk  system  operator for New York state, taking into account
 both capacity  factors  or  planned  projects  and  the  interconnection
 queue's  historical  completion  rate. ANY OPEN HOUSE MEETINGS CONDUCTED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE. A report  on  the
 information developed through such conferral shall be published and made
 accessible  on  the website of the authority, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 TO, THE BASIS OF THE CONFERRAL REPORT. THE PUBLISHED BASIS SHALL INCLUDE
 NOTES FROM THE CONFERRAL MEETINGS.
   §  3.  Subparagraph  (vii)  of  paragraph  (e)  of subdivision 27-a of
 section 1005 of the public authorities law, as added  by  section  1  of
 part  QQ  of  chapter  56  of  the  laws  of 2023, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (vii) The authority shall post a draft of the strategic  plan  on  its
 website  for public comment for a period of at least sixty days STARTING
 NO LATER THAN OCTOBER ELEVENTH, and shall  hold  at  least  [three]  SIX
 public  hearings on the draft strategic plan in regionally diverse parts
 of the state. THE AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE AN OPTION FOR STAKEHOLDERS  TO
 SUBMIT  COMMENTS  REMOTELY  AS  WELL, AND INCORPORATE FEEDBACK FROM SUCH
 SESSIONS AND WRITTEN COMMENTS INTO THE  FINAL  DRAFT  OF  THE  STRATEGIC
 PLAN.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.