 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1291
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 14, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, WALKER -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Energy
 
        AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing  the
          renewable energy tariff
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
     2  66-p to read as follows:
     3    §  66-p. Renewable energy tariff. 1. On or before September first, two
     4  thousand nineteen, each combination gas and electric  corporation  shall
     5  file  an  application  with the commission to establish a tariff for the
     6  purpose of purchasing electricity that is one hundred percent  generated
     7  from renewable sources, as defined by the commission and consistent with
     8  the  most recent state energy plan pursuant to article six of the energy
     9  law.
    10    2. On or before January first, two  thousand  twenty,  the  commission
    11  shall, after notice and opportunity for public comment, approve, modify,
    12  or reject the tariff.
    13    3. Within sixty days of the commission's approval of a combination gas
    14  and  electric  corporation's tariff filed pursuant to this section, such
    15  combination gas and electric corporation shall make the tariff available
    16  to customers.
    17    4. The combination gas  and  electric  corporation  may  at  any  time
    18  propose revisions to a tariff under this section based on changing costs
    19  and conditions.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00632-01-9
Establishes the renewable energy tariff

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