Bill Text: NY A05377 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the power authority of the state of New York to cooperate with and assist companies organized under the private housing finance law to construct, finance and own/operate cogeneration facilities in such housing companies and to issue bonds for such purpose with the goal of reducing utility rates and providing funds to assist in payment of mortgages; sets forth terms and conditions for financing and funding.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to energy [A05377 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A05377-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5377
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 25, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, ORTIZ, ROSENTHAL, MILLMAN, STEVENSON --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, JACOBS --
read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to cogeneration
among companies organized pursuant to the private housing finance law
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 1005 of the public authorities law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 10-b to read as follows:
3 10-B. A. TO COOPERATE WITH AND, WHERE THE TRUSTEES DEEM IT FEASIBLE
4 AND ADVISABLE, ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH ANY MUTUAL COMPANY, MUTUAL
5 HOUSING COMPANY, OR MUTUAL REDEVELOPMENT COMPANY, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
6 SION FOURTEEN-A OF SECTION TWO OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW, OR
7 ANY NON-PROFIT COMPANY ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWO OF THE PRIVATE
8 HOUSING FINANCE LAW AND THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, TO
9 CONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, REHABILITATE, FINANCE, LEASE, OWN AND/OR OPERATE A
10 COGENERATION FACILITY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF SECTION TWO OF
11 THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, EXCEPT THAT IN NO EVENT MAY THE AUTHORITY OWN
12 TITLE TO MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH A FACILITY, AND IN NO EVENT
13 SHALL THE AUTHORITY FINANCE MORE THAN NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL
14 COST OF THE COGENERATION FACILITY. THE AUTHORITY AND THE COMPANY MAY
15 FURTHER CONTRACT FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THE ELECTRIC AND THERMAL OUTPUT
16 OF SUCH FACILITY. THE AUTHORITY MAY LEND THE PROCEEDS OF ANY NOTES OR
17 BONDS ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IN EXCESS OF ITS
18 OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE COGENERATION FACILITY, TO SUCH COMPANY, AND
19 TAKE A SECURITY INTEREST IN ANY STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT, AND THE OUTPUT
20 THEREFROM, OF THE COGENERATION FACILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIEN OF
21 SUCH A SECURITY INTEREST TAKE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN OF ANY MORTGAGE
22 UPON THE REAL PROPERTY OF SUCH COMPANY.
23 B. THE AUTHORITY IS FURTHER AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED, WHERE THE TRUS-
24 TEES DEEM IT FEASIBLE AND ADVISABLE AND CONSISTENT WITH THE EXEMPTION
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09135-01-3
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1 FROM TAXATION OF AUTHORITY BONDS PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED THREE
2 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, TO CONTRACT WITH ANY OTHER LIMITED PROFIT
3 HOUSING COMPANY ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWO OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING
4 FINANCE LAW, ANY LIMITED DIVIDEND HOUSING COMPANY ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO
5 ARTICLE FOUR OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING FINANCE LAW, ANY REDEVELOPMENT
6 COMPANY ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FIVE OF THE PRIVATE HOUSING
7 FINANCE LAW AND ANY PROJECT ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO THE NEW YORK STATE
8 URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACT IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT, IMPROVE, REHA-
9 BILITATE, FINANCE, LEASE, OWN AND/OR OPERATE A COGENERATION FACILITY AS
10 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO-A OF SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW,
11 EXCEPT THAT IN NO EVENT MAY THE AUTHORITY OWN TITLE TO MORE THAN FIFTY
12 PERCENT OF SUCH A FACILITY, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORITY FINANCE
13 MORE THAN NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE COGENERATION
14 FACILITY. THE AUTHORITY AND THE COMPANY MAY FURTHER CONTRACT FOR THE
15 DISPOSITION OF THE ELECTRIC AND THERMAL OUTPUT OF SUCH FACILITY. THE
16 AUTHORITY MAY LEND THE PROCEEDS OF ANY NOTES OR BONDS ISSUED FOR THE
17 PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IN EXCESS OF ITS OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE
18 COGENERATION FACILITY, TO SUCH COMPANY, AND TAKE A SECURITY INTEREST IN
19 ANY STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT, AND THE OUTPUT THEREFROM, OF THE COGENERA-
20 TION FACILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIEN OF SUCH A SECURITY INTEREST
21 TAKE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN OF ANY MORTGAGE UPON THE REAL PROPERTY OF
22 SUCH COMPANY.
23 C. THE AUTHORITY MAY COOPERATE WITH AND, WHERE THE TRUSTEES DEEM IT
24 FEASIBLE AND ADVISABLE, ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH THE NEW YORK STATE
25 HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY AND/OR THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
26 RENEWAL, WITH RESPECT TO STATE AIDED PROJECTS, AND THE SUPERVISING AGEN-
27 CY, WITH RESPECT TO MUNICIPALLY AIDED PROJECTS, REGARDING THE PLANNING,
28 SITING, DEVELOPMENT, CONSTRUCTION, OWNERSHIP, LEASING, FINANCING AND
29 OPERATION OF ANY COGENERATION FACILITY BY ANY OF THE COMPANIES DESCRIBED
30 IN PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
31 D. THE AUTHORITY IS FURTHER AUTHORIZED AND, WHERE THE TRUSTEES DEEM IT
32 FEASIBLE AND ADVISABLE, DIRECTED TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH ANY
33 PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION, TO CONSTRUCT, REHABILI-
34 TATE, FINANCE, LEASE, OWN AND/OR OPERATE A COGENERATION FACILITY, FOR
35 THE BENEFIT OF ANY COMPANY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS
36 SUBDIVISION, EXCEPT THAT IN NO CASE SHALL THE AUTHORITY OWN TITLE TO
37 MORE THAN FIFTY PERCENT OF SUCH FACILITY.
38 E. WHERE THE AUTHORITY AND THE HOUSING COMPANY, OR THE AUTHORITY AND
39 ANY STATE AGENCY DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ENTER
40 INTO CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS A, B, C AND D OF
41 THIS SUBDIVISION, THE AUTHORITY MAY FURTHER CONTRACT TO PROVIDE STANDBY,
42 BREAKDOWN OR SUPPLEMENTAL POWER AND SELL AND/OR PURCHASE EXCESS ELECTRIC
43 ENERGY TO OR FROM SUCH COGENERATION FACILITIES. THE AUTHORITY, THE
44 COMPANY OR ANY PERSON MAY FURTHER CONTRACT TO SELL EXCESS ENERGY OR
45 CAPACITY TO ANY LOCAL UTILITY.
46 (1) THE RATES TO BE CHARGED THE COGENERATION FACILITY FOR THE
47 PROVISION OF STANDBY, BREAKDOWN OR SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE SHALL BE:
48 (I) JUST AND REASONABLE AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST; AND
49 (II) NON-DISCRIMINATORY TOWARD THE COGENERATION FACILITY.
50 (2) CHARGES FOR ANY TRANSMISSION AND/OR INTERCONNECTION SERVICES
51 PROVIDED BY ANY LOCAL UTILITY SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITY, AND
52 SHALL NOT EXCEED THE TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND INTERCONNECTION
53 CHARGES DETERMINED TO BE PROPER FOR SUCH LOCAL UTILITY BY THE PUBLIC
54 SERVICE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF TITLE SIXTEEN,
55 SECTION 824A-3 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION TWO HUNDRED TEN OF THE
56 PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED
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1 SEVENTY-EIGHT, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND SECTION
2 SIXTY-SIX-C OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
3 (3) THE RATES TO BE CHARGED BY THE COGENERATION FACILITY FOR THE
4 PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY OR CAPACITY OR BOTH, SHALL BE:
5 (I) JUST AND REASONABLE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST; AND
6 (II) NOT IN EXCESS OF THE INCREMENTAL COST TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE
7 ELECTRIC ENERGY WHICH, BUT FOR THE PURCHASE FROM THE COGENERATION FACIL-
8 ITY, THE AUTHORITY WOULD GENERATE OR PURCHASE FROM ANOTHER SOURCE; PLUS
9 (III) A FAIR AND REASONABLE CHARGE FOR ANY SERVICES PROVIDED BY A
10 LOCAL UTILITY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBPARAGRAPH TWO OF THIS PARAGRAPH.
11 (4) (I) WHERE ANY LOCAL UTILITY SHALL GIVE TO THE AUTHORITY OR THE
12 HOUSING COMPANY ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE OF ITS REFUSAL TO INTER-
13 CONNECT WITH A COGENERATION FACILITY, THE AUTHORITY OR THE HOUSING
14 PROJECT SHALL APPLY TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR ORDERS REQUIR-
15 ING SUCH INTERCONNECTION PURSUANT TO SECTION SIXTY-SIX-C OF THE PUBLIC
16 SERVICE LAW.
17 (II) WHERE ANY LOCAL UTILITY SHALL GIVE TO THE AUTHORITY OR THE HOUS-
18 ING COMPANY ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE OF ITS REFUSAL TO WHEEL ELEC-
19 TRIC ENERGY BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND THE COGENERATION FACILITY, THE
20 AUTHORITY OR THE HOUSING COMPANY SHALL APPLY TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE
21 COMMISSION OR TO THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION FOR ORDERS
22 REQUIRING WHEELING PURSUANT TO SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED TWO, TWO HUNDRED
23 THREE AND TWO HUNDRED FOUR OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
24 OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT, TITLE SIXTEEN, SECTIONS 824I, 824J
25 AND 824K OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, AS THEY MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO
26 TIME.
27 F. THE AUTHORITY AND THE SUPERVISING AGENCY OF ANY HOUSING COMPANY
28 DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS A AND B OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL ANNUALLY
29 DETERMINE THE DIFFERENCE IN COST TO THE HOUSING COMPANY OF THE ELECTRIC-
30 ITY AND THERMAL ENERGY PROVIDED BY THE COGENERATION FACILITY AND THE
31 PURCHASE OF AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF ELECTRICITY AND THERMAL ENERGY. TO
32 THE EXTENT THAT A COGENERATION FACILITY PROVIDES LOWER-COST ENERGY TO
33 THE HOUSING COMPANY, THE AUTHORITY AND THE SUPERVISING AGENCY SHALL
34 REQUIRE THAT TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF ANY COST SAVINGS BE APPLIED TO A
35 REDUCTION IN EQUAL PROPORTIONS OF THE SUM TOTAL OF ARREARS OF ANY
36 INDEBTEDNESS SECURED BY A MORTGAGE LIEN UPON THE REAL PROPERTY OF THE
37 HOUSING COMPANY AND ARREARS OF REAL PROPERTY TAXES OF SUCH COMPANY.
38 S 2. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 6 of section 1010 of the public
39 authorities law, as amended by chapter 552 of the laws of 1962, is
40 amended and seven new paragraphs (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (o) and (p)
41 are added to read as follows:
42 (i) defining the acts or omissions to act which shall constitute a
43 default in the duties of the authority to holders of its obligations and
44 providing the rights and remedies of such holders in the event of a
45 default[.];
46 (J) IN CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISION TEN-B OF SECTION ONE
47 THOUSAND FIVE OF THIS TITLE, THE AUTHORITY SHALL CREATE A SEPARATE FUND,
48 TO BE KNOWN AS THE HOUSING COGENERATION FACILITIES CAPITAL RESERVE FUND,
49 AND SHALL PAY INTO SUCH FUND (1) ANY MONIES APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE
50 FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH FUND, WHICH MONIES SHALL BE TREATED AS ADVANCES
51 TO THE AUTHORITY SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE
52 THOUSAND THIRTEEN OF THIS TITLE, (2) ANY PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF NOTES
53 OR BONDS FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISION TEN-B OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND
54 FIVE OF THIS TITLE, AND (3) ANY OTHER MONIES WHICH MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE
55 TO THE AUTHORITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH FUND. ALL MONIES HELD IN THE
56 CAPITAL RESERVE FUND SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCI-
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1 PAL OF BONDS OF THE AUTHORITY AS THE SAME MATURE, REQUIRED PAYMENTS TO
2 ANY SINKING FUND ESTABLISHED IN A RESOLUTION OF THE AUTHORITY FOR THE
3 AMORTIZATION OF TERM BONDS, THE PURCHASE OR REDEMPTION OF BONDS OF THE
4 AUTHORITY AND THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS OF THE AUTHORITY OR
5 THE PAYMENT OF ANY REDEMPTION PREMIUM REQUIRED TO BE PAID WHEN SUCH
6 BONDS ARE REDEEMED PRIOR TO MATURITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT MONIES IN
7 SUCH FUNDS SHALL NOT BE WITHDRAWN THEREFROM AT ANY TIME IN SUCH AMOUNT
8 AS WOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH FUND TO LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT
9 OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST MATURING AND BECOMING DUE AND SINKING FUND
10 PAYMENTS REQUIRED TO BE MADE IN ANY SUCCEEDING CALENDAR YEAR ON ALL
11 BONDS OF THE AUTHORITY THEN OUTSTANDING. IN COMPUTING THE MAXIMUM
12 AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL MATURING AT A SINGLE FUTURE DATE IN ANY SUCCEEDING
13 CALENDAR YEAR FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
14 OF ANY SUCH TERM BONDS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO MANDATORY REDEMPTION BY
15 SINKING FUND PAYMENTS PRIOR TO SUCH FUTURE DATE SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED IN
16 SUCH COMPUTATION. ANY INCOME OR INTEREST EARNED BY, OR INCREMENT TO, THE
17 CAPITAL RESERVE FUND CREATED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH DUE TO THE
18 INVESTMENT THEREOF MAY BE TRANSFERRED BY THE AUTHORITY TO THE GENERAL
19 RESERVE FUND TO THE EXTENT IT DOES NOT REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SUCH CAPITAL
20 RESERVE FUND BELOW THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST MATURING
21 AND BECOMING DUE AND SINKING FUND PAYMENTS REQUIRED TO BE MADE IN ANY
22 SUCCEEDING CALENDAR YEAR ON ALL SUCH BONDS OF THE AUTHORITY;
23 (K) THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT ISSUE BONDS SECURED BY THE HOUSING COGEN-
24 ERATION FACILITIES CAPITAL RESERVE FUND AT ANY TIME IF THE MAXIMUM
25 AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST MATURING AND BECOMING DUE AND SINKING
26 FUND PAYMENTS REQUIRED TO BE MADE IN A SUCCEEDING CALENDAR YEAR ON SUCH
27 BONDS THEN TO BE ISSUED AND ON ALL OTHER BONDS ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSES
28 DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION TEN-B OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND FIVE OF THIS
29 TITLE WILL EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF THE CAPITAL RESERVE FUND AT THE TIME OF
30 ISSUANCE UNLESS THE AUTHORITY, AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE OF SUCH BONDS,
31 SHALL DEPOSIT IN SUCH FUND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE BONDS SO TO BE
32 ISSUED, OR OTHERWISE, AN AMOUNT WHICH, TOGETHER WITH THE AMOUNT THEN IN
33 SUCH FUND, WILL BE NOT LESS THAN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF PRINCIPAL AND
34 INTEREST MATURING AND BECOMING DUE AND SINKING FUND PAYMENTS REQUIRED TO
35 BE MADE IN ANY SUCCEEDING CALENDAR YEAR ON SUCH BONDS THEN TO BE ISSUED
36 AND ON ALL OTHER BONDS ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBDIVISION TEN-B OF
37 SECTION ONE THOUSAND FIVE OF THIS TITLE THEN OUTSTANDING;
38 (L) THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT ISSUE ANY NOTES OR BONDS PURSUANT TO ANY
39 OF THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, UNLESS, IN THE BEST JUDGMENT OF THE
40 AUTHORITY, THE COST OF ANY COGENERATION FACILITY PROJECT SHALL BE RECOV-
41 ERED WITHIN TEN YEARS;
42 (M) THE AUTHORITY SHALL NOT ISSUE BONDS AND NOTES SECURED BY THE HOUS-
43 ING COGENERATION FACILITIES CAPITAL RESERVE FUND IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCI-
44 PAL AMOUNT EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS, EXCLUDING BONDS AND
45 NOTES ISSUED TO REFUND OUTSTANDING BONDS AND NOTES;
46 (N) THE AUTHORITY SHALL ANNUALLY, BUT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER FIRST OF
47 EACH YEAR, MAKE AND DELIVER TO THE GOVERNOR, THE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET
48 AND THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES CONTROL BOARD ITS CERTIFICATE
49 OF THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED IN THE FISCAL YEAR
50 JUST ENDED AND THE TOTAL AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF BONDS AND NOTES
51 OUTSTANDING ISSUED FOR SUCH PURPOSES. THE GOVERNOR, IN CONSULTATION WITH
52 THE AUTHORITY AND THE STATE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL,
53 SHALL SET FORTH, IN THE BUDGET SUBMITTED ANNUALLY BY THE GOVERNOR TO THE
54 LEGISLATURE, A STATEMENT OF SUCH PROPOSED APPROPRIATIONS TO THE HOUSING
55 COGENERATION FACILITIES RESERVE FUND AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE
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1 CONTINUED SOLVENCY AND OPERATIONS OF THE AUTHORITY FOR THE PUBLIC
2 PURPOSES OF SUCH FUND;
3 (O) ANY BONDS OR NOTES OF THE AUTHORITY ISSUED FOR THE PURPOSES OF
4 SUBDIVISION TEN-B OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND FIVE OF THIS TITLE SHALL BE
5 SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES CONTROL
6 BOARD;
7 (P) THE AUTHORITY SHALL ESTABLISH A SPECIAL FUND, KNOWN AS THE GENERAL
8 RESERVE FUND, AND SHALL PAY INTO SUCH FUND ALL FEES, CHARGES, AND
9 RENTALS COLLECTED BY THE AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPHS A THROUGH E OF
10 SUBDIVISION TEN-B OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND FIVE OF THIS TITLE. SUCH
11 MONIES AND ANY OTHER MONIES PAID INTO THE GENERAL RESERVE FUND, MAY IN
12 THE DISCRETION OF THE AUTHORITY BUT SUBJECT TO AGREEMENTS WITH BONDHOLD-
13 ERS AND NOTEHOLDERS, BE USED BY THE AUTHORITY FOR (1) THE REPAYMENT OF
14 ADVANCES BY THE STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REPAYMENT
15 AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY AND THE STATE DIRECTOR OF THE BUDGET,
16 (2) FUEL AND THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES OF THE COGENERATION
17 FACILITIES, (3) TO REIMBURSE THE AUTHORITY FOR THE REASONABLE COSTS OF
18 SERVICES PERFORMED BY THE AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TEN-B OF
19 SECTION ONE THOUSAND FIVE OF THIS TITLE, INCLUDING ALL COSTS OF FINANC-
20 ING, (4) FOR TRANSFERS TO THE HOUSING COGENERATION FACILITIES CAPITAL
21 RESERVE FUND, (5) FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON
22 BONDS OR NOTES ISSUED FOR THE PUBLIC PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION WHEN THE
23 SAME SHALL BECOME DUE, WHETHER AT MATURITY OR ON CALL FOR REDEMPTION,
24 AND FOR THE PAYMENT OF REDEMPTION PREMIUM REQUIRED TO BE PAID WHERE SUCH
25 BONDS OR NOTES ARE REDEEMED PRIOR TO THEIR STATED MATURITIES, OR (6) FOR
26 SUCH OTHER CORPORATE PURPOSES OF THE AUTHORITY AS IT MAY IN ITS
27 DISCRETION DETERMINE.
28 S 3. Section 2428 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a
29 new subdivision 1-b to read as follows:
30 1-B. THE AGENCY IS AUTHORIZED, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTI-
31 CLE, TO MAKE COMMITMENTS TO INSURE, AND TO CONTRACT TO INSURE, HOUSING
32 COGENERATION FACILITIES LOANS FOR THE PURPOSES DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION
33 TEN-B OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER.
34 S 4. Subdivision 2 of section 2428 of the public authorities law, as
35 amended by chapter 354 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as
36 follows:
37 2. The agency shall limit its insurance on a rehabilitation or pres-
38 ervation OR HOUSING COGENERATION FACILITIES loan to an amount not in
39 excess of fifty per centum of the outstanding principal indebtedness,
40 provided, however, that the agency may insure an amount not in excess of
41 seventy-five per centum of the outstanding principal indebtedness of a
42 rehabilitation loan if it shall find, pursuant to rules or regulations
43 which it shall establish that the extent of rehabilitation is sufficient
44 to justify such additional insurance, provided further, however, that
45 the agency may insure an amount equal to the full outstanding principal
46 indebtedness when the loan has been made by a public benefit corporation
47 of the state of New York which public benefit corporation has issued or
48 will issue bonds or notes, some or all of the proceeds of which bonds or
49 notes were used or will be used to make such loan, or when the loan has
50 been made by a public employee pension fund.
51 However, the sum of the percentage of any mortgage loan insured by
52 the agency and the percentage of such loan insured or to be insured by
53 any other party shall not exceed one hundred per centum of the outstand-
54 ing principal indebtedness.
55 S 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
