New York A 6530: Relates to a study to analyze the adequacy of health networks and the delivery of gerontologic services and senior health care in New York state

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A06530 Summary:

BILL NOA06530 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRMcDonough

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MLTSPNSRGiglio

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Rpld §3-b, amd §§5 & 18-a, Pub Serv L; amd §7208, Ed L; amd §94-a, Exec L; amd §§1020-f & 1020-s, Pub Auth L

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Improves public service commission oversight of the Long Island power authority.

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BILL NOA06530 

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03/05/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6530

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, the education law, the executive
 law and the public authorities law, in relation to improving public
 service commission oversight of the Long Island power authority; and
 to repeal certain provisions of the public service law relating there-
 to

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3-b of the public service law is REPEALED.
 2 § 2. Section 5 of the public service law is amended by adding a new
 3 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 4 7. a. For purposes of this subdivision:
 5 i. "Authority" means the Long Island power authority.
 6 ii. "Service provider" means the entity under contract with the
 7 authority to provide management and operation services associated with
 8 the authority's electric transmission and distribution system and any
 9 subsidiary of such entity that provides such services under contract.
 10 However, the service provider and any affiliate of the service provider
 11 with whom the authority or service provider contracts to provide
 12 services associated with the authority's electric transmission and
 13 distribution system shall not be considered an electric corporation
 14 under this chapter.
 15 iii. "Operations services agreement" means an agreement and any amend-
 16 ments thereto between the Long Island lighting company dba LIPA or the
 17 Long Island power authority and the service provider to provide manage-
 18 ment and operation services associated with the authority's electric
 19 transmission and distribution system.
 20 b. i. In undertaking the requirements of this section, subject to
 21 subdivisions (u) and (bb) through (hh) of section one thousand twenty-f
 22 of the public authorities law, the department shall be empowered and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10233-01-5

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 1 authorized to: Review and make recommendations to the board of the Long
 2 Island power authority with respect to the rates and charges, including
 3 charges related to energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, to
 4 be established by the authority and become applicable on or after Janu-
 5 ary first, two thousand sixteen pursuant to subdivision (u) of section
 6 one thousand twenty-f of the public authorities law.
 7 ii. The purpose of such review is to make recommendations designed to
 8 ensure that the authority and the service provider provide safe and
 9 adequate transmission and distribution service at rates set at the
 10 lowest level consistent with sound fiscal operating practices.
 11 iii. The department's recommendations shall be designed to be consist-
 12 ent with ensuring that the revenue requirements related to such rate
 13 review are sufficient to satisfy the authority's obligations with
 14 respect to its bonds, notes and all other contracts.
 15 iv. In the context of such review, the department may make recommenda-
 16 tions with regard to the compensation or fee structure included within
 17 the operations services agreement.
 18 v. In undertaking such review and in making recommendations related to
 19 the proposed rates and charges, the department shall establish stand-
 20 ards, policies and procedures that, at a minimum, pro