Title PBA, Public Authorities

§ 1854. Purposes and specific powers of the authority. * The purposes\nof the authority shall be to develop and implement new energy\ntechnologies and invest in build-ready sites, as defined in subdivision\neight of section nineteen hundred one of this article, consistent with\n…

§ 1854-a. Nuclear waste repository siting. 1. As used or referred to\nin this title: a. "Repository for the terminal storage of nuclear waste"\nshall mean a facility where nuclear waste is disposed of in such a way\nas to be permanently isolated from the environment for the peri…

§ 1854-b. Low-level radioactive waste management facilities. In\naddition to those purposes otherwise set forth in this title, the\npurposes of the authority shall include the management of low-level\nradioactive waste. In carrying out that purpose, the authority shall\nhave the…

§ 1854-c. Permanent disposal facilities. 1. The authority shall\nconsult and cooperate with the department of environmental conservation\nand the commission for siting low-level radioactive waste disposal\nfacilities pursuant to the provisions of article twenty-nine of the\nenvi…

§ 1854-d. Generator reporting and fees. 1. Reports. a. Any person who\ngenerates low-level radioactive waste in New York shall submit to the\nauthority, on dates specified by the authority, but in no event later\nthan nine months after the effective date of the low-level radioac…

§ 1855. General powers of the authority. Subject to the other\nprovisions of this title and the provisions of any contract with\nbondholders or noteholders, the authority shall have the following\npowers in addition to any powers specifically conferred upon the\nauthority elsewh…

§ 1856. Acquisition of real property. 1. Upon determination by the\nauthority that any real property is necessary for its corporate\npurposes, the commissioner shall, if so requested by the authority,\nacquire the same in the name of the state by dedication, by agreement,\nby co…

§ 1857. Officers and employees; transfer, promotion and seniority. 1.\nOfficers and employees of state departments and agencies may be\ntransferred to the authority and officers and employees of the authority\nmay be transferred to state departments and agencies without examinat…

§ 1858. Assistance by state officers, departments, boards, divisions\nand commissions. At the request of the authority, engineering and legal\nservices for such authority shall be performed by the department of\ntransportation and the department of law, respectively, and all oth…

§ 1859. Deposit, investment and accounting of moneys of the authority.\n1. (a) All moneys of the authority, from whatever source derived, shall\nbe paid to the commissioner of taxation and finance as agent of the\nauthority, who shall not commingle such moneys with any other mon…

§ 1860. Bonds and notes. 1. The authority shall have the power and is\nhereby authorized to issue at one time or in series from time to time\nits negotiable bonds and notes in conformity with applicable provisions\nof the uniform commercial code in such principal amounts as, in …

§ 1860-a. Reserve funds and appropriations. 1. The authority may\ncreate and establish one or more reserve funds to be known as debt\nservice reserve funds and may pay into such reserve funds (a) any moneys\nappropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of such\n…

§ 1861. Exemption from taxation of the property and income of the\nauthority. The property of the authority and its income and operations\nshall be exempt from taxation.\n

§ 1862. Exemption from taxation of bonds and notes. The state\ncovenants with the purchasers and with all subsequent holders and\ntransferees of bonds and notes, in consideration of the acceptance of\nand payment for the bonds and notes, that the bonds and notes and the\nincome …

§ 1863. Bonds and notes legal investments for fiduciaries. The bonds\nand notes are hereby made securities in which all public officers and\nbodies of the state and all municipalities and municipal subdivisions,\nall insurance companies and associations and other persons carryin…

§ 1864. Right of state to require redemption of bonds. Notwithstanding\nand in addition to any provisions for the redemption of bonds which may\nbe contained in any contract with the holders of the bonds, the state\nmay, upon furnishing sufficient funds therefor, require the aut…

§ 1865. Rights and remedies of bondholders and noteholders. The\nholders of bonds and notes shall have the following rights and remedies,\nsubject to the terms of the resolution authorizing such bonds and notes\nor any trust indenture, secured loan agreement or other instrument\…

§ 1866. State not liable on bonds and notes. The bonds and notes shall\nnot be a debt of the state of New York nor shall the state be liable\nthereon and such bonds and notes shall contain on the face thereof a\nstatement to that effect.\n

§ 1867. Annual reports. 1. For the purpose of furnishing the state\nwith systematic information regarding the status and the activities of\nthe authority, the authority shall submit to the governor, the chairman\nof the senate finance committee, the chairman of the assembly ways…

§ 1867-a. Federal insurance or guaranty; taxable bond option. (a) The\nauthority is authorized to obtain from any department or agency of the\nUnited States of America or non-governmental insurer any insurance or\nguaranty, to the extent now or hereafter available, as to, or of,…

§ 1868. Inconsistent provisions of other acts. Insofar as the\nprovisions of this title are inconsistent with the provisions of any\nother act, general or special, the provisions of this title shall be\ncontrolling, provided, however, nothing contained in any provision of\nthis …

§ 1868-a. Actions. Except in an action for wrongful death, an action\nagainst the authority founded on tort shall not be commenced more than\none year and ninety days after the cause of action therefor shall have\naccrued, nor unless a notice of claim shall have been served on t…

§ 1869. Termination of the authority. The authority and its corporate\nexistence shall continue until terminated by law, provided, however,\nthat no such law shall take effect so long as the authority shall have\nbonds, notes or other obligations outstanding. Upon termination of…

§ 1870. Title not affected if in part unconstitutional or ineffective.\nIf any subtitle, section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or\nprovision of this title shall be unconstitutional or be ineffective in\nwhole or in part, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional …

* § 1871. Public service law not applicable to authority. Except to\nthe extent articles seven and eight of the public service law apply to\nthe siting and operation of a major utility transmission or major steam\nelectric generating facility, the authority shall not be subject …

§ 1872. Green residential building program. 1. Definitions. As used in\nthis section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Green residential building standards" means standards,\nguidelines, a rating system, and/or criteria relating to design and\nbuildi…

§ 1872-a. Affordable residential green building program.\nNotwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the\nauthority shall establish and administer a program pursuant to standards\nand criteria established by the authority which would provide\ninformation and re…

§ 1873. Examination and reporting of energy efficiency grant\nrecipients; required. The authority shall submit to the governor, the\nspeaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the\nchair of the state energy planning board, the chair of the assembly\nenergy c…

§ 1875. Legislative findings and declaration of intent. The\nlegislature hereby finds and declares that energy is essential to\nmaintain the industrial vitality of New York state. The legislature\nfurther finds that, because of the state's limited indigenous energy\nresource, ef…

§ 1876. High temperature technology research program established.\nThere is hereby established the New York state high temperature\ntechnology research program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.\n

§ 1877. Purposes of the high temperature technology research program.\nThe purpose of the program shall be to enhance industrial energy\nefficiency pertaining to high temperature operations. In developing the\nprogram, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shall conduct, support and\…

§ 1878. State coordination, oversight and technology transfer. The New\nYork state energy research and development authority shall exercise\noversight over such program; in consultation with Rensselaer Polytechnic\nInstitute, coordinate the direction of the program with other re…

§ 1879. Funds. The New York state energy research and development\nauthority is hereby authorized to disburse funds to Rensselaer\nPolytechnic Institute to carry out the purposes of this program.\n

§ 1880. Legislative findings and declaration of intent. The\nlegislature hereby finds that improvement in the efficiency of\nelectrical transmission will enable utilities to conserve fossil fuel,\nincluding imported oil, by increasing the capacity of transmission\nlines. The leg…

§ 1881. High phase order electric transmission research project. The\npurpose of this project shall be to convert an existing transmission\nline to a high phase order line, carry out test and operation procedures\nand provide results of these procedures for evaluation.\n

§ 1882. School energy efficiency collaboration program. 1. The purpose\nof the school energy collaborative program shall be to reduce\nredundancies, raise awareness and promote the efficient implementation\nof public school energy projects across New York state.\n 2. In developi…

§ 1883. State oversight and funding. The New York state energy\nresearch and development authority shall exercise oversight over such\nprogram and is hereby authorized to disburse funds to the New York State\nElectric and Gas Corporation to carry out the purpose of this program.…

§ 1884. Zero-emission bus roadmap. 1. The authority, in consultation\nwith the department of public service and the department of\ntransportation, shall create a zero-emission public transportation\nsystem and school bus roadmap for the state which shall identify the\nactions ne…

§ 1885. Mechanical insulation energy savings program. 1. Definitions.\nFor purposes of this section:\n (a) "Applicant" shall mean any school district and may at the\ndiscretion of the authority include any public housing or public\nhospital, with a building or buildings that hav…

§ 1890. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the\n"green jobs-green New York act of 2009".\n

§ 1891. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Applicant" means a person who owns, leases or manages a structure\nand who has the authority to contract for the provision of qualified\nenergy efficiency services to such…

§ 1892. Purpose. There is hereby created a green jobs-green New York\nprogram. The purpose of the program is to:\n 1. promote energy efficiency, energy conservation and the installation\nof clean energy technologies;\n 2. reduce energy consumption and energy costs;\n 3. reduce g…

§ 1893. Administration by the authority. Within six months of the\neffective date of this title, the authority is hereby authorized and\ndirected to establish and administer the green jobs-green New York\nprogram. The authority shall implement the program in consultation with\nt…

§ 1894. Competitive grants for outreach, enrollment and related\nservices. 1. The authority shall issue one or more program opportunity\nnotices or requests for proposals to solicit applications from\npartnerships or consortia comprised of constituency-based organizations\nwhich…

§ 1895. Energy audits. 1. The program shall make available to\napplicants who would be eligible to apply for financial assistance under\nthis section energy audits performed by certified auditors or auditors\nusing commonly-employed energy auditing tools and technologies, as\nde…

§ 1896. Green jobs-green New York revolving loan fund. 1. (a) There is\nhereby created a green jobs-green New York revolving loan fund. The\nrevolving loan fund shall consist of:\n (i) all moneys made available for the purpose of the revolving loan\nfund pursuant to section eigh…

§ 1897. Training services. 1. The authority, in consultation with the\ndepartment of labor, shall enter into contracts with constituency-based\norganizations, workforce development organizations, labor organizations,\nand other training-related organizations, for the purpose of …

§ 1898. Advisory council. 1. The authority shall establish a green\njobs-green New York advisory council to advise the authority on the\ncreation and implementation of the program. The council shall consist\nof:\n (a) the president of the authority; the secretary of state; the\n…

§ 1899. Annual reporting. No later than October first, two thousand\nten and October first of each year thereafter, the president of the\nauthority shall issue an annual report to the governor, the temporary\npresident of the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority\nle…

§ 1899-a. Funds, administration and evaluation and coordination. 1.\nThe authority is authorized to accept, as agent of the state, any gift,\ngrant, devise or bequest, whether conditional or unconditional,\nincluding but not limited to federal grants, and to use monies made\nava…