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This bill restricts electric corporations from using eminent domain for certain transmission lines or facilities, especially those involving international connections or non-compliant power plants.
Why it matters
Limits the power of electric corporations to use eminent domain. for transmission lines that connect New York to locations outside the United States, unless those lines allow for in-state power producers to connect—potentially protecting local energy markets and property owners from being displaced for international energy projects.
Prevents use of eminent domain for projects tied to power plants that do not meet New York’s emissions and performance standards,. reinforcing state environmental policy and ensuring new or expanded transmission lines are only used for compliant, cleaner energy sources.
Blocks eminent domain for foreign-based generation facilities seeking to directly connect to New York,. which could discourage or slow projects that import power from outside the country, supporting state energy independence and regulatory oversight.
May increase leverage for communities and property owners. facing proposed transmission line routes, as corporations would have fewer legal tools to force land acquisition for projects that don’t align with state priorities or environmental laws.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
183
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the transportation corporations law, in relation to restricting transportation corporations that are electric corporations from exercising the right of eminent domain
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 11 of the transportation corporations law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
8. Subdivisions three and three-a of this section shall not apply to any electric corporation:
(a) seeking to build a transmission line, or to expand an existing transmission line, which such line connects a location outside of the territorial limits of the United States of America, to a location within the state of New York unless such line is designed to allow for interconnection to such line within the state of New York by any generation facility or facilities located or proposed to be located in the state of New York; or
(b) seeking to build a transmission line, or to expand an existing transmission line which such line connects to a location within the state of New York which permits interconnection by any generation facility or facilities or proposed facilities that cannot demonstrate compliance with the power plant emissions and performance standards established pursuant to section 19-0312 of the environmental conservation law; or
(c) seeking to build an electric generating facility, or to expand an existing electric generating facility, in a location outside of the territorial limits of the United States of America together with building an electrical interconnection to a location within the state of New York.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01940-01-9
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