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NY S05180
Bill
Status
3/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Terrence Murphy
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AI Summary
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Amends New York City Administrative Code Section 22-302 to restrict the city's authority to purchase energy and environmental attributes from the Power Authority of the State of New York or other entities.
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Prohibits the city from contracting for energy transmitted over electric transmission lines (including high voltage direct current lines) that enter commercial operation after the law's effective date if the lines interconnect a location outside the United States to a location within New York State.
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Exempts transmission lines from the prohibition if they provide access within the state to electric generating facilities located in New York to transmit energy within the state.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Prohibits the purchase of energy by the city of New York generated outside the United States when such energy is not otherwise available to other places in the state.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CITIES
1/3/2018