Establishes a pilot program relating to creating the solar panels to the state universities of New York and boards of cooperative educational services located on Long Island in order that such universities and BOCES may conduct a training program for persons interested in learning solar panel installation and operation and then to install such solar panels upon school districts in Long Island.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10256
IN ASSEMBLY
May 13, 2022
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Smith) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing a
pilot program relating to creating the solar panels to school
districts on Long Island pilot program; and providing for the repeal
of such provisions upon expiration thereof
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-t to read as follows:
3 § 66-t. Solar panels to school districts on Long Island pilot program.
4 1. (a) No later than January first, two thousand twenty-three, or sixty
5 days after the effective date of this section, whichever is later, the
6 commission shall establish within amounts appropriated therefor, a pilot
7 program to provide solar panels to the state universities of New York
8 and boards of cooperative educational services located on Long Island in
9 order that such universities and BOCES may conduct a training program
10 for persons interested in learning solar panel installation and opera-
11 tion and to then install such solar panels upon school districts on Long
12 Island.
13 (b) The commission, in conjunction with the president of the state
14 university of New York or his or her designee, shall establish criteria
15 for such pilot program.
16 (c) (i) School districts shall own the renewable facility or solar
17 panels and other infrastructure required to integrate the electricity
18 produced effectively into the grid connecting to the electric system.
19 Any electricity generated from such solar panels shall be utilized for
20 the energy consumption of such school districts and any excess shall be
21 given to the Long Island Power Authority, free of charge.
22 (ii) Any school district participating in the solar panels to school
23 districts on Long Island pilot program shall be exempt from the systems
24 benefits charges and the clean energy standard surcharges based on their
25 subscription.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 2. The commission shall provide an annual report on or before the
2 first day of January to the governor, the temporary president of the
3 senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the senate
4 and the minority leader of the assembly, on the solar panels to school
5 districts on Long Island pilot program.
6 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
7 deemed repealed five years after the effective date of this act.
