Bill Text: NY A09730 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to publication of data pertaining to participation in the regional greenhouse gas initiative.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 20-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-08 - held for consideration in environmental conservation [A09730 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A09730-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9730
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 29, 2012
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. CORWIN, BURLING, JORDAN, FINCH, HAWLEY, RAIA --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  BARCLAY,  CALHOUN,  GIGLIO,  GOODELL,
         GRAF,  LOSQUADRO, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, PALMESANO, P. RIVERA, SALADINO
         -- read once and referred to the Committee on Environmental  Conserva-
         tion
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
         publication of data pertaining to participation in the regional green-
         house gas initiative
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
    2  new section 19-0314 to read as follows:
    3  S 19-0314. REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE.
    4    THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT  AUTHORITY  SHALL
    5  PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE FOR UNRESTRICTED ACCESS BY THE PUBLIC INFORMATION
    6  PERTAINING TO PARTICIPATION IN THE CARBON DIOXIDE BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM
    7  AND  THE  QUARTERLY CARBON DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE AUCTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
    8  LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING:
    9    1. APPLICATION DEADLINES;
   10    2. PROGRAM REGULATIONS;
   11    3. PARTICIPANTS IN THE CARBON DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE AUCTION;
   12    4. AUCTION RESULTS, INCLUDING THE  CONTROL  PERIOD,  BIDS  BY  PARTIC-
   13  IPANTS,  CLEARING  PRICES,  QUANTITIES OF CREDITS OFFERED, QUANTITIES OF
   14  CREDITS SOLD, AND TOTAL PROCEEDS COLLECTED BY THE NEW YORK STATE  ENERGY
   15  RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR CREDITS SOLD;
   16    5. NAMES OF WINNING BIDDERS AND HOW MANY ALLOWANCES THEY PURCHASED;
   17    6.  INFORMATION REGARDING PERMIT TRANSACTIONS IN THE SECONDARY MARKET;
   18  AND
   19    7. CURRENT HOLDINGS OF EACH PARTY IN THE SECONDARY MARKET.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   21  have  become  a  law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
   22  addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
   23  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
   24  and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD15021-01-2