S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1509
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 12, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Energy
       AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to electric trans-
         mission lines and existing or proposed generating resources
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 and subdivision 2 of section
    2  126  of  the public service law, paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 as added
    3  by chapter 272 of the laws of 1970, subdivision 2 as  added  by  chapter
    4  520 of the laws of 1984, are amended to read as follows:
    5    (d)  in  the  case of an electric transmission line, (1) what part, if
    6  any, of the line shall be located underground; (2)  that  such  facility
    7  conforms  to  a  long-range  plan  for  THE  expansion,  MAINTENANCE AND
    8  IMPROVEMENT of the electric power grid of the electric  systems  serving
    9  [this]  NEW  YORK  state  and interconnected utility systems, which will
   10  serve the interests of electric system economy and reliability; (3) THAT
   11  SUCH FACILITY  WILL  ACCOMMODATE  THE  INTERCONNECTION  OF  EXISTING  OR
   12  PROPOSED  GENERATING  RESOURCES  OR  IN  THE  CASE OF A FACILITY THAT AS
   13  PROPOSED, HAS A DESIGN CAPACITY OF LESS THAN ONE HUNDRED KILOVOLTS, THAT
   14  NO ACCOMMODATION IS NECESSARY BECAUSE SUCH ACCOMMODATION WOULD NOT BE IN
   15  THE INTERESTS OF ELECTRIC SYSTEM ECONOMY AND RELIABILITY; AND (4) IN THE
   16  CASE OF A FACILITY, THAT AS PROPOSED, WOULD TRANSMIT ELECTRICITY  GENER-
   17  ATED FROM RESOURCES LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES OF NEW YORK STATE,
   18  THAT  SUCH  ELECTRICITY WOULD BE PRODUCED IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT
   19  WITH THE POWER PLANT EMISSIONS  AND  PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  ESTABLISHED
   20  PURSUANT TO SECTION 19-0312 OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW;
   21    2.  In  the case of an electric transmission line to be constructed by
   22  the power authority of the state of New York and located in  part  under
   23  the  waters of Long Island Sound and for the remaining part underground,
   24  the commission shall make only the findings and determinations  required
   25  by  paragraphs  (b), (c), (D) and (f) of subdivision one of this section
   26  and, on the basis of such  findings  and  determinations,  shall  grant,
   27  grant in part, or deny the certificate.
   28    S 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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