N.Y. Public Service Law § 3-c: Office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission

* § 3-c. Office of renewable energy siting and electric transmission.

1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms

shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Executive director" or "director" shall mean the executive

director of the office of renewable energy siting and electric

transmission.

(b) "ORES" and "office" shall mean the office of renewable energy

siting and electric transmission established pursuant to this section.

(c) "Siting permit" shall mean the major renewable energy facility

siting permit or major electric transmission facility permit issued by

the executive director pursuant to article VIII of this chapter, and the

rules and regulations promulgated by ORES and approved by the

commission.

2. General powers and responsibilities. (a) There is hereby

established in the department an office of renewable energy siting and

electric transmission.

(b) ORES shall accept applications and evaluate, issue, amend, and

approve the assignment and/or transfer of siting permits pursuant to

article VIII of this chapter. ORES shall exercise its authority by and

through the executive director.

(c) ORES, by and through the executive director, shall be authorized

to conduct hearings and dispute resolution proceedings, issue permits,

and adopt, subject to the approval of the public service commission,

such rules, regulations and procedures as may be necessary, or any

amendments or modifications thereto, convenient, or desirable to

effectuate the purposes of this section and article VIII of this

chapter.

(d) ORES shall, among other things, continue unimpeded the work of the

office of renewable energy siting established under the former section

ninety-four-c of the executive law. All permits issued by the former

office of renewable energy siting, established pursuant to former

section ninety-four-c of the executive law, and all certificates of

environmental compatibility and public need issued by the commission

pursuant to article VII of this chapter shall be considered for all

legal purposes to be permits issued by ORES.

(e) All final siting permits issued by ORES or heretofore issued by

the office of renewable energy siting established pursuant to the former

section ninety-four-c of the executive law are hereby enforceable by

ORES and the department pursuant to section twenty-four, section

twenty-five, and section twenty-six of this article as if issued by the

commission, except that such permits issued to combination gas and

electric corporations are also enforceable by ORES and the department

pursuant to section twenty-five-a of this article. ORES and the

department shall monitor, enforce, and administer compliance with any

terms and conditions set forth in a siting permit issued pursuant to

article VIII of this chapter and in doing so may use and rely on

authority provided to the commission otherwise available under this

chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the

holder of a certificate or permit issued under article VIII of this

chapter, or a predecessor statute thereto, for a major renewable energy

facility with an electric generating capacity between twenty-five and

eighty megawatts or that otherwise opts into article VIII of this

chapter is subject to enforcement by ORES or the department pursuant to

sections twenty-four, twenty-five and twenty-six of this article.

(f) At the request of ORES, all other state agencies and authorities

are hereby authorized to provide support and render services to the

office within their respective functions.

* NB Repealed December 31, 2040