Bill Text: NY S08618 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Requires the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission to establish a mapping, installation and efficiency plan for the purpose of building new electric transmission lines.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-15 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S08618 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S08618-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         8618--A

                    IN SENATE

                                    February 21, 2024
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
          cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  expanding  elec-
          tric transmission lines throughout the state of New York

          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 service law is amended by adding  a
     2  new section 149 to read as follows:
     3    § 149. Electric transmission line expansion plan. 1. ORES shall estab-
     4  lish  a  mapping,  installation  and  efficiency plan for the purpose of
     5  allowing ORES and other applicable New York state entities  to  identify
     6  locations in the state where new or existing electric transmission lines
     7  can  be  built or upgraded, excluding specified indigenous land or prime
     8  agricultural areas that may be  negatively  impacted.  Such  plan  shall
     9  focus  on  the  implementation  of new or existing electric transmission
    10  lines to allow the expansion of transmission  and  distribution  infras-
    11  tructure in under-served communities.
    12    2. ORES shall promulgate rules and regulations to simplify the process
    13  and  maximize  efficiency for installing new or existing electric trans-
    14  mission lines, and such rules and regulations shall consider man  hours,
    15  time, and cost.
    16    3.  ORES,  in  consultation with the department, electric and combined
    17  electric-gas corporations shall  gather  data  regarding  the  available
    18  capacity  of electric distribution infrastructure and its efficiency for
    19  communities served in areas with high levels of line congestion,  and/or
    20  areas with high renewable penetration within the state of New York. ORES
    21  and the department in gathering such data shall include the resource mix
    22  of wind, solar, hydrogen, electric and gas power generating facilities.
    23    4. Once ORES has identified potential new locations or sites requiring
    24  upgrades  for electric transmission lines pursuant to subdivision one of
    25  this section and has established processes for installing  new  electric
    26  transmission lines in an efficient manner pursuant to subdivision two of

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14614-02-4
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     1  this  section,  ORES shall release the mapping tool, the efficiency plan
     2  and a report on the ORES website. The report shall detail:
     3    (a)  any  processes ORES found regarding the efficient installation of
     4  new electric transmission lines;
     5    (b) any relevant data gathered regarding the availability of  capacity
     6  for  distribution lines in communities that have high rates of renewable
     7  penetration and/or high levels of line congestion;
     8    (c) a detailed list of potential locations  for  new  electric  trans-
     9  mission lines; and
    10    (d)  any other data or information ORES and the department finds rele-
    11  vant to this section.
    12    5. ORES shall submit an annual report to the legislature on the status
    13  of new transmission lines built under its oversight until completion  of
    14  such new transmission lines. Such report shall include the status of any
    15  new  or upgraded transmission lines built under the regulatory oversight
    16  of ORES and the effect of the rules and regulations promulgated by  ORES
    17  and  any  information regarding contractors and progress made toward the
    18  installation of new transmission and distribution lines.  Further,  such
    19  report shall include the data gathered by ORES, the department, electric
    20  and  combined electric-gas corporations pursuant to subdivision three of
    21  this section, and the effects of new transmission and distribution lines
    22  distributing electricity to under-served communities.
    23    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    24  the  amendments  to  article 8 of the public service law made by section
    25  one of this act shall not affect the  expiration  of  such  article  and
    26  shall be deemed to expire therewith.