N.Y. Public Service Law § 169: Opinion to be issued with decision

§ 169. Opinion to be issued with decision. In rendering a decision on

an application for a certificate, the board shall issue an opinion

stating its reasons for the action taken. If the board has found that

any local ordinance, law, resolution, regulation or other action issued

thereunder or any other local standard or requirement which would be

otherwise applicable is unreasonably burdensome pursuant to paragraph

(e) of subdivision three of section one hundred sixty-eight of this

article, it shall state in its opinion the reasons therefor.