Senate Bill S7441A

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the legislative commission on the future of the Long Island Power Authority

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  • 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-S7441 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7558
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §83-n, Leg L

2023-S7441 - Summary

Extends provisions of law relating to reports by the legislative commission on the future of the Long Island Power Authority.

2023-S7441 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7441 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7441
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. THOMAS, PALUMBO, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations and Government Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the legislative law,  in  relation  to  the  legislative
   commission on the future of the Long Island Power Authority

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 10, and 12 of section 83-n of the  legisla-
 tive  law, as added by section 1 of part JJ of chapter 55 of the laws of
 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   1. The legislature hereby finds and declares that chapter 517  of  the
 laws  of  1986  created  the  Long  Island  Power Authority (LIPA). Said
 authority was created, in part, because  the  decisions  by  LILCO,  the
 private  utility  that  provided  electricity to Long Island and part of
 Queens, "to commence construction of the Shoreham  nuclear  power  plant
 and  thereafter  to continue such construction were imprudent". Further,
 the legislature found in chapter 517 of the laws of 1986 that  "a  situ-
 ation  threatening  the economy, health and safety exists in the service
 area". One of the two express purposes of the act was the closure of the
 Shoreham nuclear power plant. In 1992, LIPA bought the Shoreham  nuclear
 power plant. The plant was fully decommissioned in 1994.
   The  second  purpose  of  such chapter 517 was to replace LILCO with a
 publicly owned power authority. The legislature found that "There  is  a
 lack  of  confidence that the needs of the residents and of commerce and
 industry in the service area for electricity can be supplied in a  reli-
 able,  efficient and economic manner by the Long Island lighting company
 (hereinafter referred to as "LILCO")" and "Such matters of state concern
 best can be dealt with by replacing such investor owned utility  with  a
 publicly owned power authority."
   In  1995,  LIPA replaced LILCO as the electric company for its service
 area. However, LIPA was never established  as  a  true  "publicly  owned

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11537-01-3
              

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2023-S7441A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7558
Law Section:
Legislative Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §83-n, Leg L

2023-S7441A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends provisions of law relating to reports by the legislative commission on the future of the Long Island Power Authority.

2023-S7441A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S7441A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7441--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. THOMAS, PALUMBO, SANDERS -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investi-
   gations  and  Government  Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee

 AN ACT to amend the legislative law,  in  relation  to  the  legislative
   commission on the future of the Long Island Power Authority
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1, 10, 11, and  12  of  section  83-n  of  the
 legislative  law,  as added by section 1 of part JJ of chapter 55 of the
 laws of 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   1. The legislature hereby finds and declares that chapter 517  of  the
 laws  of  1986  created  the  Long  Island  Power Authority (LIPA). Said
 authority was created, in part, because  the  decisions  by  LILCO,  the
 private  utility  that  provided  electricity to Long Island and part of
 Queens, "to commence construction of the Shoreham  nuclear  power  plant
 and  thereafter  to continue such construction were imprudent". Further,
 the legislature found in chapter 517 of the laws of 1986 that  "a  situ-
 ation  threatening  the economy, health and safety exists in the service
 area". One of the two express purposes of the act was the closure of the
 Shoreham nuclear power plant. In 1992, LIPA bought the Shoreham  nuclear
 power plant. The plant was fully decommissioned in 1994.
   The  second  purpose  of  such chapter 517 was to replace LILCO with a
 publicly owned power authority. The legislature found that "There  is  a
 lack  of  confidence that the needs of the residents and of commerce and
 industry in the service area for electricity can be supplied in a  reli-
 able,  efficient and economic manner by the Long Island lighting company
 (hereinafter referred to as "LILCO")" and "Such matters of state concern
 best can be dealt with by replacing such investor owned utility  with  a
 publicly owned power authority."
   In  1995,  LIPA replaced LILCO as the electric company for its service
 area. However, LIPA was never established  as  a  true  "publicly  owned
 power  authority"  as  originally  envisioned  by the State Legislature.
 
              

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