N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 1005-a: Actions or contracts involving certain nuclear power plants

§ 1005-a. Actions or contracts involving certain nuclear power plants.

Whenever the authority undertakes or executes any action or contract

involving the closure, maintenance, decommissioning or conversion of any

nuclear power plant constructed by a utility corporation which has not

entered commercial operation, the authority shall, in order to ensure

that neither the authority nor its customers shall bear any of the costs

associated therewith, provide for the full recovery from such

corporation, its successors or assigns of:

(a) all direct and indirect costs and expenses incurred by the

authority in connection with such actions or contracts;

(b) all direct and indirect costs incurred by the authority in

connection with damages to third parties resulting from any actions of

the authority in connection with such actions or contracts; provided,

however, that the authority shall not be indemnified against damages for

gross negligence or willful misconduct; and

(c) all damages incurred by the authority in connection with such

actions or contracts other than damages resulting from its gross

negligence or willful misconduct.

In no event shall the authority recover any costs or damages related

to such actions or contracts from any of its customers other than such

corporation its successors or assigns.