Bill Text: NY A03855 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the New York state renewable reclamation projects program to stimulate the development of renewable energy on certain brownfield sites, dormant electric generating sites, and real property.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A03855 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A03855-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3855

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 28, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, WALLACE, COLTON, L. ROSENTHAL, GOTTFRIED,
          GALEF,  STECK  --  read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer
          Affairs and Protection

        AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to renewable  energy
          projects  on  brownfield  sites, dormant electric generating sites and
          utility owned property

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

     1    Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
     2  66-q to read as follows:
     3    § 66-q. New York state renewable reclamation projects program. 1.   As
     4  used in this section, a "renewable reclamation project" shall mean solar
     5  electric generating equipment, wind electric generating equipment, elec-
     6  tric  energy  storage  equipment  and hydroelectric generating equipment
     7  which a combination gas and electric corporation or private developer is
     8  authorized to own and operate on:
     9    (a) a brownfield site as defined in subdivision two of section 27-1405
    10  of the environmental conservation law, not excluding a site  subject  to
    11  an enforcement order as provided for in paragraph (c) of subdivision two
    12  of section 27-1405 of the environmental conservation law; or
    13    (b)  a  dormant  electric generating site as determined by the commis-
    14  sion; or
    15    (c) real property owned by a private developer or real property  owned
    16  by a combination gas and electric corporation.
    17    2. The commission, with input from the empire state development corpo-
    18  ration  and the New York state energy research and development authority
    19  regarding funding and other available resources, shall establish the New
    20  York state renewable  reclamation  projects  program  to  stimulate  the
    21  development  of  renewable  energy  on  the types of sites designated in
    22  subdivision one of this section subject to private  or  combination  gas
    23  and electric corporation ownership and operation.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06839-01-1
        A. 3855                             2

     1    3.  The commission shall oversee and approve the implementation of the
     2  renewable reclamation projects program by combination gas  and  electric
     3  corporations  or  private  developers.  Such  program  shall include the
     4  following elements:
     5    (a)  (i) Combination gas and electric corporations or private develop-
     6  ers shall own or lease a brownfield site or a dormant electric  generat-
     7  ing site; or
     8    (ii)  Private  developers or combination gas and electric corporations
     9  shall own real property and any such  property  shall  be  strategically
    10  located  to  allow  for  a more optimized, secure and flexible renewable
    11  electric power system.
    12    (b) The combination gas and electric corporation or private  developer
    13  shall own the infrastructure required to effectively integrate the elec-
    14  tricity  produced into the electric system. Such infrastructure shall be
    15  interconnected and operated in parallel with  the  combination  gas  and
    16  electric corporation's distribution facilities.
    17    (c) The combination gas and electric corporation shall issue a request
    18  for proposal for the construction of the renewables.
    19    4.  A  combination gas and electric corporation or a private developer
    20  shall provide the commission with the following:
    21    (a) An examination of the costs, benefits and risks  of  any  proposal
    22  submitted  by  a  combination  gas  and  electric corporation or private
    23  developer including the rate implications to customers.
    24    (b) A demonstration that the corporation  has  entered  into  a  labor
    25  peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization of jurisdiction that
    26  is  actively  engaged  in  representing  or  attempting to represent the
    27  combination gas and electric corporation's employees.  The  labor  peace
    28  agreement  shall  be  an  ongoing material condition of authorization to
    29  participate  in  the  New  York  state  renewable  reclamation  projects
    30  program.
    31    5. The combination gas and electric corporation may, with the approval
    32  of  the commission, participate in funding opportunities provided by the
    33  New York state energy research  and  development  authority.  A  private
    34  developer  may  participate in any funding opportunities provided by any
    35  state or federal program including but not  limited  to  public  benefit
    36  corporations.
    37    6.  The  commission  shall issue such orders, rules and regulations as
    38  may be necessary and appropriate for the interpretation,  implementation
    39  or administration of this section.
    40    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.