New York S 6810: Relates to establishing the downstate New York power authority, and providing for its powers and duties

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S06810 Summary:

BILL NOS06810 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08075

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRGIANARIS, MYRIE, SALAZAR, SANDERS

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 5 Title 1-C §§1022 - 1022-t, amd §51, Pub Auth L

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Establishes the downstate New York power authority to own and operate electricity service and acquire the distribution facilities formerly owned by any downstate utility corporation.

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BILL NOS06810 

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03/24/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6810

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, GIANARIS, MYRIE, SALAZAR, SANDERS -- read
 twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the
 Committee on Energy and Telecommunications

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
 the downstate New York power authority, and providing for its powers
 and duties

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Article 5 of the public authorities law is amended by
 2 adding a new title 1-C to read as follows:
 3 TITLE 1-C
 4 DOWNSTATE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY
 5 Section 1022. Short title.
 6 1022-a. Definitions.
 7 1022-b. Downstate New York power authority.
 8 1022-c. Downstate New York power authority service area; exten-
 9 sion of service area.
 10 1022-d. Powers and duties of the authority.
 11 1022-e. Acquisition of property, including the exercise of the
 12 power of eminent domain.
 13 1022-f. Deposit and investment of moneys of the authority.
 14 1022-g. Conflicts of interest.
 15 1022-h. Sale of surplus power.
 16 1022-i. Audit and annual reports.
 17 1022-j. Bonds, notes and other obligations of the authority.
 18 1022-k. State and municipalities not liable on bonds or notes or
 19 other obligations.
 20 1022-l. Agreement of the state.
 21 1022-m. Exemption of the authority from taxation.
 22 1022-n. Actions against the authority.
 23 1022-o. Equal employment opportunity.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11255-01-5

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 1 1022-p. Limitation of liability; indemnification.
 2 1022-q. Website.
 3 1022-r. Prevailing wage.
 4 1022-s. Periodic review by legislature.
 5 1022-t. Severability.
 6 § 1022. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the
 7 "downstate New York power authority act".
 8 § 1022-a. Definitions. As used or referred to in this title, unless a
 9 different meaning clearly appears from the context:
 10 1. "Acquire" means, with respect to any right, title or interest in or
 11 to any property, either the act of taking by the exercise of the power
 12 of eminent domain, or the acquisition by purchase or otherwise.
 13 2. "Act" means the downstate New York power authority act, being this
 14 title.
 15 3. "Authority" means the downstate New York power authority estab-
 16 lished by section one thousand twenty-two-b of this title.
 17 4. "Commission" means the public service commission.
 18 5. "Comptroller" means the state comptroller.
 19 6. "Downstate service area" or "service area" means the counties of
 20 Bronx, Kings, New York, Richmond, Queens, Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan,
 21 Orange, Rockland, Ulster, and Westchester.
 22 7. "Downstate utility corporation" means any private gas corporation,
 23 electric corporation, or combined gas and electric corporation, as such
 24 terms are defined in section two of the public service law, that has a
 25 portion of its service territory within the downstate service area. This
 26 shall not include the Long Island power authority, the public benefit
 27 corporation created by section one thousand twenty-c of this article, as
 28 added by chapter five hundred seventeen of the laws of nineteen eighty-
 29 six, or any municipality that provides gas or electric service.
 30 8. "Federal government" means the United States of America and any
 31 agency or instrumentality, co