Bill Text: NY A06720 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides that combination gas and electric corporations must file with the public service commission an application to establish a tariff for the purpose of purchasing electricity that is 100% from renewable energy.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-29 - amended on third reading 6720a [A06720 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A06720-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         6720--A
                                                                Cal. No. 467
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 16, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, WALKER -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Energy -- ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
        AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing  the
          renewable energy tariff
          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-p to read as follows:
     3    §  66-p. Renewable energy tariff. 1. On or before September first, two
     4  thousand eighteen, each combination gas and electric  corporation  shall
     5  file  an  application  with the commission to establish a tariff for the
     6  purpose of purchasing electricity that is one hundred percent  generated
     7  from renewable sources, as defined by the commission and consistent with
     8  the  most recent state energy plan pursuant to article six of the energy
     9  law.
    10    2. On or before January first, two thousand nineteen,  the  commission
    11  shall, after notice and opportunity for public comment, approve, modify,
    12  or reject the tariff.
    13    3. Within sixty days of the commission's approval of a combination gas
    14  and  electric  corporation's tariff filed pursuant to this section, such
    15  combination gas and electric corporation shall make the tariff available
    16  to customers.
    17    4. The combination gas  and  electric  corporation  may  at  any  time
    18  propose revisions to a tariff under this section based on changing costs
    19  and conditions.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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