Relates to the applicability of certain state laws to the Long Island Power Authority and its service provider in relation to financial transparency and oversight.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8834
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
December 22, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. 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 applica-
bility of certain state laws to the Long Island Power Authority and
its service provider in relation to financial transparency and over-
sight
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1020-cc of the public authorities law, as amended
2 by section 11 of part A of chapter 173 of the laws of 2013, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 § 1020-cc. Authority subject to certain provisions contained in the
5 state finance law, the public service law, the social services law and
6 the general municipal law. 1. All contracts of the authority shall be
7 subject to the provisions of the state finance law relating to contracts
8 made by the state. The authority shall also establish rules and regu-
9 lations with respect to providing to its residential gas, electric and
10 steam utility customers those rights and protections provided in article
11 two and sections one hundred seventeen and one hundred eighteen of the
12 public service law and section one hundred thirty-one-s of the social
13 services law. The authority shall conform to any safety standards
14 regarding manual lockable disconnect switches for solar electric gener-
15 ating equipment established by the public service commission pursuant to
16 subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision five and subparagraph
17 (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision five-a of section sixty-six-j of
18 the public service law. The authority shall let contracts for
19 construction or purchase of supplies, materials, or equipment pursuant
20 to section one hundred three and paragraph (e) of subdivision four of
21 section one hundred twenty-w of the general municipal law.
22 2. The authority and service provider shall provide to the state comp-
23 troller on March thirty-first and September thirtieth of each year a
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 report documenting each contract in excess of two hundred fifty thousand
2 dollars per year entered into with a third party and related to manage-
3 ment and operation services associated with the authority's electric
4 transmission and distribution system, including the name of the third
5 party, the contract term and a description of services or goods to be
6 procured, and post such report on each of their websites. [All contracts
7 entered into between the service provider and third parties are not
8 subject to the requirements of subdivision one of this section.]
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.