Bill Text: NY S08616 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 8616

Introduced

Bill Title: Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to increase clean energy distribution infrastructure to allow the state to reach peak clean energy consumption and distribution goals.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-21 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S08616 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08616-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8616

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 21, 2024
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
          cations

        AN  ACT  to  amend the public authorities law, in relation to increasing
          development of clean energy distribution infrastructure

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

     1    Section  1.  Article  8  of  the  public authorities law is amended by
     2  adding a new title 9-D to read as follows:
     3                                  TITLE 9-D
     4        CLEAN ENERGY DISTRIBUTION INSFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
     5  Section 1920. Definitions.
     6          1921. Powers and duties.
     7    § 1920. Definitions. As used in this title, the following terms  shall
     8  have the following meanings:
     9    1.  "Authority"  shall  have the same meaning as in subdivision two of
    10  section eighteen hundred fifty-one of this article.
    11    2. "Renewable energy facility" shall have the same meaning as  renewa-
    12  ble  energy  systems  as  defined  in  section sixty-six-p of the public
    13  service law.
    14    § 1921. Powers and duties. 1. The authority, in consultation with  the
    15  state  energy planning board, shall increase development of clean energy
    16  distribution  infrastructure.  Such  infrastructure  development   shall
    17  include, but not be limited to, power line installation.
    18    2. The amount of such increase shall be as follows:
    19    (a)  Twenty percent increase during the three year period beginning on
    20  the effective date of this title.
    21    (b) Five percent increase during  each  year  thereafter,  until  peak
    22  clean  energy  consumption  and distribution goals, as determined by the
    23  state energy planning board, are reached.
    24    3. The authority, in  consultation  with  the  state  energy  planning
    25  board,  shall coordinate clean energy distribution infrastructure devel-
    26  opment on a statewide level based on the respective capacities of renew-

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14620-01-4

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     1  able energy facilities and  local  energy  consumption  needs  of  areas
     2  surrounding such facilities.
     3    4.  The authority is authorized to partner with local and state public
     4  authorities to carry out the provisions of this title, as deemed  neces-
     5  sary and appropriate by the legislature.
     6    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.