Bill Text: NY A07569 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the payment of prevailing wages of affected employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant; requires the department of labor to oversee sale and the hiring of new employees at such power plant.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2021-01-22 - POCKET VETO - VETO.296 [A07569 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A07569-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         7569--B

                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                       May 9, 2019
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. GALEF, BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Corporations, Authorities and  Commissions  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT requiring the payment of prevailing wages to  affected  employees
          of  the  Indian  Point  Nuclear  Power Plant and for the department of
          labor to oversee the hiring of new employees at such power plant

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Any  transfer  or  lease,  as well as any decommissioning
     2  activities, by the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant  of  its  franchise,
     3  works  or  system  or any part of such franchise, works or system to any
     4  corporation, firm,  company,  partnership,  limited  liability  company,
     5  association  or person shall, to the maximum extent practicable, provide
     6  that employees of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant with  skill  sets
     7  necessary  for  the operation of a successor corporation, firm, company,
     8  partnership,  limited  liability  company,  association  or  person   be
     9  retained  for employment with such successor and shall be paid a wage of
    10  not less than the prevailing wage in the locality where the Indian Point
    11  Nuclear Power Plant is located.
    12    § 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  contrary,  the
    13  commissioner  of  labor  shall  ensure  that any employees of the Indian
    14  Point Nuclear Power Plant  shall  be  granted  notice  to  any  affected
    15  employees  pursuant to section 860-b of the labor law and such employees
    16  shall be granted prevailing wages pursuant to section 220 of  the  labor
    17  law.  Such  affected employees shall be paid a premium wage commensurate
    18  with the premium wages prevailing in the  area  in  which  the  work  is
    19  performed  until  such  time  as the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant is
    20  closed.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD11295-08-9
        A. 7569--B                          2

     1    § 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the  contrary,  any
     2  corporation,  firm,  company,  partnership, limited liability company or
     3  association,  hereinafter  known  as  "purchaser"  with  a  contract  to
     4  purchase  the  Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, to the extent practica-
     5  ble,  shall maintain the current workforce through the conclusion of the
     6  purchase of such power  plant.    In  hiring  any  new  employees,  such
     7  purchaser  shall  hire  from  a  pool of current employees at the Indian
     8  Point Nuclear Power Plant unless such purchaser proves to the department
     9  of labor that such employees' skills do not meet the requirements needed
    10  for the open positions.  The  department  of  labor  shall  oversee  the
    11  employment practices of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant.
    12    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.