Bill Text: NY A02144 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the nodal metering initiative demonstration project.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-12 - held for consideration in energy [A02144 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A02144-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2144
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 14, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. CASTELLI, GALEF, KATZ -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
         the  nodal  metering  initiative demonstration project by the Northern
         Westchester Energy Action Consortium
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding two new
    2  sections 1884 and 1885 to read as follows:
    3    S 1884. NODAL METERING  INITIATIVE  DEMONSTRATION  PROJECT.  THERE  IS
    4  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED THE NODAL METERING INITIATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.
    5  THE PURPOSES OF THE PROJECT SHALL BE  TO  PICK  AND  SELECT  APPROPRIATE
    6  NODAL  POINTS  ALONG  THE  TRANSMISSION  AND  DISTRIBUTION GRIDS FOR THE
    7  INSTALLATION OF SMART  METERS  TO  ACCURATELY  MEASURE  THE  ELECTRICITY
    8  CONSUMPTION WITHIN A COMMUNITY OF THE NORTHERN WESTCHESTER ENERGY ACTION
    9  CONSORTIUM,  CARRY OUT TEST AND OPERATION PROCEDURES AND PROVIDE RESULTS
   10  OF THESE PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION.
   11    S 1885. STATE OVERSIGHT AND  FUNDING.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  EXERCISE
   12  OVERSIGHT  OVER  THE  NODAL  METERING  INITIATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT,
   13  ESTABLISHED IN SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE  AND
   14  IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DISBURSE FUNDS TO THE NORTHERN WESTCHESTER ENER-
   15  GY ACTION CONSORTIUM TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF SUCH SECTION.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05577-01-1