Bill Text: NY A07376 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes the New York state renewable reclamation projects program to stimulate the development of renewable energy on certain brownfield sites, dormant electric generating sites, and real property.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A07376 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A07376-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7376 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 29, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to renewable energy projects on brownfield sites, dormant electric generating sites and utility owned property The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 2 66-p to read as follows: 3 § 66-p. New York state renewable reclamation projects program. 1. As 4 used in this section, a "renewable reclamation project" shall mean solar 5 electric generating equipment, wind electric generating equipment, elec- 6 tric energy storage equipment and hydroelectric generating equipment 7 which a combination gas and electric corporation or private developer is 8 authorized to own and operate on: 9 (a) a brownfield site as defined in subdivision two of section 27-1405 10 of the environmental conservation law, not excluding a site subject to 11 an enforcement order as provided for in paragraph (c) of subdivision two 12 of section 27-1405 of the environmental conservation law; or 13 (b) a dormant electric generating site as determined by the commis- 14 sion; or 15 (c) real property owned by a private developer or real property owned 16 by a combination gas and electric corporation. 17 2. The commission, with input from the empire state development corpo- 18 ration and the New York state energy research and development authority 19 regarding funding and other available resources, shall establish the New 20 York state renewable reclamation projects program to stimulate the 21 development of renewable energy on the types of sites designated in 22 subdivision one of this section subject to private or combination gas 23 and electric corporation ownership and operation. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10847-01-9A. 7376 2 1 3. The commission shall oversee and approve the implementation of the 2 renewable reclamation projects program by combination gas and electric 3 corporations or private developers. Such program shall include the 4 following elements: 5 (a) (i) Combination gas and electric corporations or private develop- 6 ers shall own or lease a brownfield site or a dormant electric generat- 7 ing site; or 8 (ii) Private developers or combination gas and electric corporations 9 shall own real property and any such property shall be strategically 10 located to allow for a more optimized, secure and flexible renewable 11 electric power system. 12 (b) The combination gas and electric corporation or private developer 13 shall own the infrastructure required to effectively integrate the elec- 14 tricity produced into the electric system. Such infrastructure shall be 15 interconnected and operated in parallel with the combination gas and 16 electric corporation's distribution facilities. 17 (c) The combination gas and electric corporation shall issue a request 18 for proposal for the construction of the renewables. 19 4. A combination gas and electric corporation or a private developer 20 shall provide the commission with the following: 21 (a) An examination of the costs, benefits and risks of any proposal 22 submitted by a combination gas and electric corporation or private 23 developer including the rate implications to customers. 24 (b) A demonstration that the corporation has entered into a labor 25 peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization of jurisdiction that 26 is actively engaged in representing or attempting to represent the 27 combination gas and electric corporation's employees. The labor peace 28 agreement shall be an ongoing material condition of authorization to 29 participate in the New York state renewable reclamation projects 30 program. 31 5. The combination gas and electric corporation may, with the approval 32 of the commission, participate in funding opportunities provided by the 33 New York state energy research and development authority. A private 34 developer may participate in any funding opportunities provided by any 35 state or federal program including but not limited to public benefit 36 corporations. 37 6. The commission shall issue such orders, rules and regulations as 38 may be necessary and appropriate for the interpretation, implementation 39 or administration of this section. 40 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
