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NY A11202

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/14/2018

Primary Sponsor

Michael Cusick

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Origin

Assembly

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the Public Service Commission and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to jointly examine and evaluate the state's progress toward meeting the clean energy standard.

  • Mandates submission of a joint annual report to the governor and legislature beginning December 31, 2018, and every year thereafter.

  • Annual reports must include progress toward clean energy standards, summary of fees and costs from energy programs, accounting of renewable energy resources, and energy infrastructure reliability assessments broken down by generation source.

  • Requires a detailed statewide greenhouse gas emissions report every three years beginning December 31, 2021, including emissions by category and accounting methodology.

  • Defines key terms including greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride) and emissions sources (transportation, energy, industrial, agricultural, and land use sectors).

Legislative Description

Relates to mandatory greenhouse gas emissions and clean energy standard reporting; requires the public service commission and the New York state energy research and development authority to submit annual reports to the governor and the legislature regarding state's progress toward meeting the goals of the clean energy standard.

Last Action

print number 11202a

6/20/2018

Committee Referrals

Environmental Conservation6/14/2018

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