S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2006
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 13, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT directing the power authority of the state of New York to release
         requests  for  proposals  on  certain  natural  gas powered generating
         facilities in and around New York city
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. (a) The power authority of the state of New York ("authori-
    2  ty")  shall  within  90  days of the effective date of this act, issue a
    3  request for the proposals to purchase from the authority one or more  of
    4  the  ten  gas  turbine  electric  generating facilities with a nameplate
    5  capacity of less than 80 megawatts each, owned by the  authority  as  of
    6  the effective date of this act and located in and around the city of New
    7  York.  Such  request  for proposals to sell such generators shall be put
    8  out for bid for a maximum of 90 days and  shall  include  the  following
    9  sites and generating facilities:
   10    (1)  Two units at Harlem river yard plant, located in the Harlem River
   11  Yards, at E. 132nd street, Bronx, New York 10454;
   12    (2) Two units at Vernon Boulevard,  located  at  41-98,  42-02,  42-16
   13  Vernon boulevard, Long Island City, Queens, New York 11101;
   14    (3)  Two  units  at  the Hell Gate plant, located at Locust Avenue, E.
   15  132nd street to E. 134th street, Bronx, New York 10454;
   16    (4) Two units at the Windsor  Terrace  power  plant,  located  at  3rd
   17  avenue and 23rd street, Brooklyn, New York 11232;
   18    (5)  One unit at Pouch terminal; located at 1 Edgewater street, Staten
   19  Island, New York 10305; and
   20    (6) One unit at North First avenue and River street, located at  47-79
   21  River street, Brooklyn, New York 11211.
   22    (b)  The authority shall issue such requests to determine, among other
   23  things the likely value to New York state for the sale of  such  genera-
   24  tors. The authority shall, within 30 days of the end of the solicitation
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  period,  report  on  the  range  of  solicited bids to the governor, the
    2  temporary president of the senate  and  the  speaker  of  the  assembly,
    3  subject  to  all appropriate and applicable confidentiality requirements
    4  with respect to individual bids and information contained therein.
    5    (c)  The  authority, as its trustees deem feasible and in the interest
    6  of the authority and the citizens of the state of  New  York,  shall  be
    7  authorized  to  permit  the  sale of one or more of the turbine electric
    8  facilities listed in subdivision (a) of this section. Revenues collected
    9  from such sale or sales shall be placed in a dedicated  account  in  the
   10  custody  of  the  authority  and  used  to  reduce electricity costs for
   11  private primary and secondary schools in the  state  of  New  York.  The
   12  authority  shall,  as  deemed  feasible  and  advisable by the trustees,
   13  create and implement programs to promote energy efficiency, the  instal-
   14  lation of renewable or clean energy technologies, and to aggregate ener-
   15  gy  purchases  for  such  private  primary  and secondary schools. As it
   16  relates to renewable or clean energy projects  only  those  technologies
   17  eligible  for  net  metering  under  section  66-j or 66-l of the public
   18  service law shall qualify.
   19    S 2. In order to measure the effectiveness  of  the  programs  created
   20  pursuant  to  this  act,  the  authority shall issue a report on July 1,
   21  2017, and every other year from that date  forward.  Such  report  shall
   22  contain information on each program created and shall measure energy and
   23  monetary  savings  achieved by each private primary or secondary school,
   24  as well as full accounting of  the  funds  remaining  in  the  dedicated
   25  account.  A copy of the report shall be provided to the temporary presi-
   26  dent of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate
   27  energy and telecommunications committee, the chair of the assembly ener-
   28  gy committee and also published on the authority's website.
   29    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.