New York Public Authorities Law Title 9 - NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

• 1850 - Short Title.
  This title may be cited as the "New York state energy research and development authority act".
• 1850-a - Legislative Declaration.
  It is hereby declared that the need for obtaining and maintaining an adequate and continuous supply of safe, dependable and economical power and energy is...
• 1851 - Definitions.
  As used or referred to in this title, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: 1. "Nuclear fission energy" shall mean all forms...
• 1852 - New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
  1. The authority heretofore known and designated as the "New York state atomic and space development authority" is hereby continued and shall hereafter be known...
• 1853 - Approval Power of the Governor.
  1. No action taken at any meeting of the authority shall have force or effect until the governor shall have an opportunity to approve or...
• 1854 - Purposes and Specific Powers of the Authority.
  The purposes of the authority shall be to develop and implement new energy technologies consistent with economic, social and environmental objectives, to develop and encourage...
• 1854-a - Nuclear Waste Repository Siting.
  1. As used or referred to in this title: a. "Repository for the terminal storage of nuclear waste" shall mean a facility where nuclear waste...
• 1854-b - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Facilities.
  In addition to those purposes otherwise set forth in this title, the purposes of the authority shall include the management of low-level radioactive waste. In...
• 1854-c - Permanent Disposal Facilities.
  1. The authority shall consult and cooperate with the department of environmental conservation and the commission for siting low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities pursuant to...
• 1854-d - Generator Reporting and Fees.
  1. Reports. a. Any person who generates low-level radioactive waste in New York shall submit to the authority, on dates specified by the authority, but...
• 1855 - General Powers of the Authority.
  Subject to the other provisions of this title and the provisions of any contract with bondholders or noteholders, the authority shall have the following powers...
• 1856 - Acquisition of Real Property.
  1. Upon determination by the authority that any real property is necessary for its corporate purposes, the commissioner shall, if so requested by the authority,...
• 1857 - Officers and Employees; Transfer, Promotion and Seniority.
  1. Officers and employees of state departments and agencies may be transferred to the authority and officers and employees of the authority may be transferred...
• 1858 - Assistance by State Officers, Departments, Boards, Divisions and Commissions.
  At the request of the authority, engineering and legal services for such authority shall be performed by the department of transportation and the department of...
• 1859 - Deposit, Investment and Accounting of Moneys of the Authority.
  1. All moneys of the authority, from whatever source derived, shall be paid to the commissioner of taxation and finance as agent of the authority,...
• 1860 - Bonds and Notes.
  1. The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized to issue at one time or in series from time to time its negotiable...
• 1860-a - Reserve Funds and Appropriations.
  1. The authority may create and establish one or more reserve funds to be known as debt service reserve funds and may pay into such...
• 1861 - Exemption From Taxation of the Property and Income of the Authority.
  The property of the authority and its income and operations shall be exempt from taxation.
• 1862 - Exemption From Taxation of Bonds and Notes.
  The state covenants with the purchasers and with all subsequent holders and transferees of bonds and notes, in consideration of the acceptance of and payment...
• 1863 - Bonds and Notes Legal Investments for Fiduciaries.
  The bonds and notes are hereby made securities in which all public officers and bodies of the state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions, all...
• 1864 - Right of State to Require Redemption of Bonds.
  Notwithstanding and in addition to any provisions for the redemption of bonds which may be contained in any contract with the holders of the bonds,...
• 1865 - Rights and Remedies of Bondholders and Noteholders.
  The holders of bonds and notes shall have the following rights and remedies, subject to the terms of the resolution authorizing such bonds and notes...
• 1866 - State Not Liable on Bonds and Notes.
  The bonds and notes shall not be a debt of the state of New York nor shall the state be liable thereon and such bonds...
• 1867 - Annual Reports.
  1. For the purpose of furnishing the state with systematic information regarding the status and the activities of the authority, the authority shall submit to...
• 1867-a - Federal Insurance or Guaranty; Taxable Bond Option.
  (a) The authority is authorized to obtain from any department or agency of the United States of America or non-governmental insurer any insurance or guaranty,...
• 1868 - Inconsistent Provisions of Other Acts.
  Insofar as the provisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any other act, general or special, the provisions of this title shall...
• 1868-a - Actions.
  Except in an action for wrongful death, an action against the authority founded on tort shall not be commenced more than one year and ninety...
• 1869 - Termination of the Authority.
  The authority and its corporate existence shall continue until terminated by law, provided, however, that no such law shall take effect so long as the...
• 1870 - Title Not Affected If in Part Unconstitutional or Ineffective.
  If any subtitle, section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or provision of this title shall be unconstitutional or be ineffective in whole or in part, to...
• 1871 - Public Service Law Not Applicable to Authority.
  * Except to the extent articles seven and eight of the public service law apply to the siting and operation of a major utility transmission...
• 1872 - Green Residential Building Program.
  1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Green residential building standards" means standards, guidelines, a rating...
• 1872-a - Affordable Residential Green Building Program.
  Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the authority shall establish and administer a program pursuant to standards and criteria established by the...
• 1873 - Examination and Reporting of Energy Efficiency Grant Recipients; Required.
  The authority shall submit to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the chair of the state energy planning...
• 1875 - Legislative Findings and Declaration of Intent.
  The legislature hereby finds and declares that energy is essential to maintain the industrial vitality of New York state. The legislature further finds that, because...
• 1876 - High Temperature Technology Research Program Established.
  There is hereby established the New York state high temperature technology research program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
• 1877 - Purposes of the High Temperature Technology Research Program.
  The purpose of the program shall be to enhance industrial energy efficiency pertaining to high temperature operations. In developing the program, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shall...
• 1878 - State Coordination, Oversight and Technology Transfer.
  The New York state energy research and development authority shall exercise oversight over such program; in consultation with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, coordinate the direction of...
• 1879 - Funds.
  The New York state energy research and development authority is hereby authorized to disburse funds to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to carry out the purposes of...
• 1880 - Legislative Findings and Declaration of Intent.
  The legislature hereby finds that improvement in the efficiency of electrical transmission will enable utilities to conserve fossil fuel, including imported oil, by increasing the...
• 1881 - High Phase Order Electric Transmission Research Project.
  The purpose of this project shall be to convert an existing transmission line to a high phase order line, carry out test and operation procedures...
• 1882 - School Energy Efficiency Collaboration Program.
  1. The purpose of the school energy collaborative program shall be to reduce redundancies, raise awareness and promote the efficient implementation of public school energy...
• 1883 - State Oversight and Funding.
  The New York state energy research and development authority shall exercise oversight over such program and is hereby authorized to disburse funds to the New...

Last modified: February 3, 2019