Bill Text: NY A05062 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Authorizes the power authority of the state of New York to provide low-cost electric power to Broadway, off-Broadway theaters for a limited period of time.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-05-19 - print number 5062a [A05062 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A05062-Amended.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        5062--A
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 10, 2009
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       Introduced by M. of A. BRODSKY, MORELLE -- read once and referred to the
         Committee  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted
         to the Committee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions  in
         accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
         amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
         tee
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to providing
         electrical power to Broadway and off-Broadway theaters; and  providing
         for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1005 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new undesignated paragraph to read as follows:
    3    NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  INCONSISTENT  PROVISION OF LAW, THE AUTHORITY IS
    4  AUTHORIZED TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS PRIOR TO  JULY  FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND
    5  TWELVE,  WHICH  CONTRACTS  MAY EXPIRE NOT LATER THAN JUNE THIRTIETH, TWO
    6  THOUSAND THIRTEEN, TO PROVIDE LOW-COST ELECTRIC POWER TO BROADWAY,  OFF-
    7  BROADWAY,  OR OFF-OFF-BROADWAY THEATERS. FOR THIS PURPOSE, THE AUTHORITY
    8  IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE ANY POWER AVAILABLE FROM ANY SOURCE  AND  UNDER
    9  ANY  PROGRAM,  INCLUDING,  WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY NEW TECHNOLOGY DEMON-
   10  STRATION PROJECT OR THE POWER FOR JOBS PROGRAM; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT
   11  IN  CONSIDERING  ANY  ALLOCATION  UNDER  THE  POWER FOR JOBS PROGRAM, NO
   12  CUSTOMER SHALL BE DENIED SUCH ALLOCATION ON THE BASIS THAT SUCH CUSTOMER
   13  IS UNABLE TO MAKE COMMITMENTS AS TO THE NUMBER OF JOBS TO BE CREATED  OR
   14  MAINTAINED  BY  SUCH ALLOCATION. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH: (A)
   15  THE TERM "BROADWAY THEATER", "OFF-BROADWAY THEATER", OR  "OFF-OFF-BROAD-
   16  WAY  THEATER"  SHALL  MEAN  A BUILDING OR PART OF A BUILDING WITH ONE OR
   17  MORE PERFORMANCE AREAS AND ONE OR MORE AUDIENCE SEATING AREAS  AND  USED
   18  FOR  THE  PRESENTATION  OF  DRAMATIC OR MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCES AND
   19  COMMONLY REFERRED TO EITHER AS A "BROADWAY THEATER", "OFF-BROADWAY THEA-
   20  TER", OR "OFF-OFF-BROADWAY THEATER"; AND (B) THE TERM  "CUSTOMER"  SHALL
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD08236-02-0
       A. 5062--A                          2
    1  MEAN  THE  PERSON  BILLED  BY  THE ELECTRICAL UTILITY FOR ELECTRIC POWER
    2  CONSUMED IN CONNECTION WITH A DRAMATIC OR MUSICAL THEATER PERFORMANCE IN
    3  A BROADWAY THEATER, OFF-BROADWAY THEATER, OR OFF-OFF-BROADWAY THEATER.
    4    S  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    5  deemed repealed June 30, 2012;  provided,  however,  that  any  contract
    6  entered into under the authority of this act may continue until June 30,
    7  2013.