Bill Text: NY S04149 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
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 ________________________________________________________________________ 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 ___________ 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. LBD09687-01-1