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A3303Assembly2019-2020 Session

Ease Contracts for Nuclear Plants

Official title

“Relates to the approval of contracts awarded to owners of nuclear powered generating facilities”

Sponsor Jeffrey DinowitzAD-81+4 co-sponsorsAffects Economy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

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In committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions

What's happening

This bill exempts contracts for nuclear power plants’ zero-emissions attributes from certain approval requirements in public authorities law.

Why it matters

  1. Speeds up nuclear contracts for clean energy. By exempting nuclear power plant zero-emission attribute contracts from certain approval steps, the bill could make it faster and easier for public authorities to secure nuclear-generated clean electricity, potentially aiding New York’s decarbonization efforts.

  2. Targets only nuclear zero-emissions attributes. The exemption is narrowly focused and doesn’t cover all nuclear-related contracts—only those specifically for the “zero-emissions attributes,” meaning it’s designed to incentivize the environmental benefits of nuclear power without broadly deregulating other aspects.

  3. Reduces oversight for specific deals. The change removes layers of review that normally exist to ensure transparency, competition, or fairness in public contracts. This could streamline procurement, but it may also reduce public scrutiny and oversight over these specific nuclear agreements.

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Who cares

  • Nuclear generating facility owners

    Contracts awarded to them for their electricity’s zero-emissions attributes would be exempt from paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision three of Public Authorities Law section 2879-a.

  • Public authorities awarding nuclear zero-emissions contracts

    They would no longer apply those three provisions to these contracts.

  • Clean-energy advocates

    The bill would change the statutory treatment of contracts for nuclear-generated electricity’s zero-emissions attributes.

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Ease Contracts for Nuclear Plants

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Jeffrey Dinowitz

Assembly Member · Assembly District 81

Chair, Codes

History

  1. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
  2. Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3303

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 29, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, PAULIN, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, THIELE -read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the approval of contracts awarded to owners of nuclear powered generating facilities

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

Section 1. Section 2879-a of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:

3-a. Paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of subdivision three of this section shall not apply to any contract awarded to the owner of a nuclear powered generating facility or facilities for the provision of such facility or facilities' zero-emissions attributes of generated electricity.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

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