Bill Text: NY S01616 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1616 (Prior Session Legislation)

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) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S01616 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S01616-Introduced.html

                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1616
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 15, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
          cations
        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  twenty-one,  which  contracts  may expire not later than June thirtieth,
     6  two thousand twenty-two, to provide low-cost electric power to Broadway,
     7  off-Broadway,  or  off-off-Broadway  theaters.  For  this  purpose,  the
     8  authority  is  authorized to provide any power available from any source
     9  and under any program, including, without limitation, any new technology
    10  demonstration project or the power for jobs program; provided,  however,
    11  that  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.
                                                                   LBD07240-01-9

        S. 1616                             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.