Bill Text: NY S04149 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4149 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Establishes the nodal metering initiative demonstration project.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-14 - RECOMMIT, ENACTING CLAUSE STRICKEN [S04149 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S04149-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4149                                                  A. 6484
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 21, 2011
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       IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BALL -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
         communications
       IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, CASTELLI -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Energy
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to  establishing
         the  nodal  metering  initiative  pilot  demonstration  project by the
         Northern Westchester Energy Action Consortium
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding two new
    2  sections 1884 and 1885 to read as follows:
    3    S 1884. NODAL METERING INITIATIVE PILOT DEMONSTRATION  PROJECT.  THERE
    4  IS  HEREBY  ESTABLISHED  THE  NODAL  METERING  INITIATIVE  DEMONSTRATION
    5  PROJECT.  THE PURPOSES OF THE PROJECT SHALL  BE  TO  SELECT  APPROPRIATE
    6  NODAL  POINTS  ALONG  THE  TRANSMISSION  AND  DISTRIBUTION GRIDS FOR THE
    7  INSTALLATION OF SMART  METERS  TO  ACCURATELY  MEASURE  THE  ELECTRICITY
    8  CONSUMPTION WITHIN A COMMUNITY OF THE NORTHERN WESTCHESTER ENERGY ACTION
    9  CONSORTIUM,  CARRY OUT TEST AND OPERATION PROCEDURES AND PROVIDE RESULTS
   10  OF THESE PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION.
   11    S 1885. STATE OVERSIGHT AND  FUNDING.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL  EXERCISE
   12  OVERSIGHT   OVER  THE  NODAL  METERING  INITIATIVE  PILOT  DEMONSTRATION
   13  PROJECT, ESTABLISHED IN SECTION EIGHTEEN  HUNDRED  EIGHTY-FOUR  OF  THIS
   14  ARTICLE AND IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DISBURSE FUNDS TO THE NORTHERN WEST-
   15  CHESTER  ENERGY  ACTION  CONSORTIUM  TO  CARRY  OUT THE PURPOSES OF SUCH
   16  SECTION.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
   18  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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