Bill Text: NY A00350 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Authorizes the power authority of the state of New York to provide low-cost electric power to Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway theaters for a limited period of time.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-11 - print number 350a [A00350 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A00350-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 350--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing electrical power to Broadway and off-Broadway theaters; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof 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 undesignated paragraph to read as follows: 3 Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the authority is 4 authorized to enter into contracts prior to July first, two thousand 5 eighteen, which contracts may expire not later than June thirtieth, two 6 thousand nineteen, to provide low-cost electric power to Broadway, off- 7 Broadway, or off-off-Broadway theaters. For this purpose, the authority 8 is authorized to provide any power available from any source and under 9 any program, including, without limitation, any new technology demon- 10 stration project or the power for jobs program; provided, however, that 11 in considering any allocation under the power for jobs program, no 12 customer shall be denied such allocation on the basis that such customer 13 is unable to make commitments as to the number of jobs to be created or 14 maintained by such allocation. For the purposes of this paragraph: (a) 15 the term "Broadway theater", "off-Broadway theater", or "off-off-Broad- 16 way theater" shall mean a building or part of a building with one or 17 more performance areas and one or more audience seating areas and used 18 for the presentation of dramatic or musical theater performances and 19 commonly referred to either as a "Broadway theater", "off-Broadway thea- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04002-03-6
