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NY A00161
Bill
Status
1/9/2019
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Cahill
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AI Summary
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Amends Public Service Law section 126 to change the standard for approving electric transmission line facilities from conformance with a "long-range plan for expansion of the electric power grid" to conformance with "the most recent state energy plan" established under Energy Law article six.
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Requires the Public Service Commission to consider whether approval of a transmission line facility would cause adverse impacts on the state's environmental quality due to increases in in-state or out-of-state electric generation.
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Maintains existing requirements regarding the underground placement of transmission lines and other facility approval criteria.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Provides that, prior to granting a certificate for the construction of an electric transmission line facility, the public service commission must find that the facility conforms to the most recent state energy plan and consider whether approval of the facility would cause adverse impacts on the state's environmental quality due to electric generation.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/8/2020