Bill Text: NY A01229 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
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) 2018-01-03 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A01229 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-A01229-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1229 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions 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 nineteen, which contracts may expire not later than June thirtieth, two 6 thousand twenty, 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- 20 ter", or "off-off-Broadway theater"; and (b) the term "customer" shall 21 mean the person billed by the electrical utility for electric power 22 consumed in connection with a dramatic or musical theater performance in 23 a Broadway theater, off-Broadway theater, or off-off-Broadway theater. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD04952-01-7A. 1229 2 1 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 2 deemed repealed twenty-four months after it shall have become a law; 3 provided, however, that any contract entered into under the authority of 4 this act may continue twenty-four months after this act shall be deemed 5 repealed.