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History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 52–8
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.205
- Referred to energy and telecommunications
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to aging
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–2
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- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.69
- Referred to energy and telecommunications
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Requires one trustee of the New York Power Authority be a resident of St. Lawrence County and one trustee to be a resident of Niagara county
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Addie Jenne
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2601
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to appointing a St. Lawrence county resident and a Niagara county resident to the power authority of the state of New York
Purpose or general idea of bill
Requires one NYPA trustee to be from Niagara and one from St. Lawrence County.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends section 1003 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 766 of the laws of 2005, in order to provide that the New York power Authority Board of Trustees Contains one Trustee who resides in Niagara County. Further, the Board of Trustees will also contain one member who resides in St. Lawrence County.
Justification
The Niagara power project is the biggest electricity producer in New York State and according to the New York power Authority generates 2.4 million kilowatts--enough power to light 24 million 100-watt bulbs at once. This low-cost electricity saves the state's residents and businesses hundreds of millions of dollars a year. However, the citizen, of Niagara County have no representation on the power Authorities Board of Trustees.
Prior legislative history
S.3560 of 2010
Fiscal implication
None to the state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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