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A 4712: Authorizes the secretary of state to appoint a person from the utility intervention unit within the consumer protection division to serve on the state energy planning board.
What A 4712 does, verified December 20, 2025
The bill establishes a state energy planning board, which will consist of various commissioners and officials from different government agencies. The board will be chaired by the president of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The board will make decisions by majority vote and will include a non-voting member representing the federally designated electric bulk system operator. The board's composition will ensure representation from various sectors, including energy, environment, and transportation. The board's purpose is to provide comprehensive energy planning and policy guidance for the state.
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Last action: signed chap.650 (2025-12-19)Alert me
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| Dec. 19, 2025 | signed chap.650 |
| Dec. 08, 2025 | delivered to governor |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | PASSED SENATE |
| Jun. 05, 2025 | 3RD READING CAL.1526 |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 4, 2025 · 372 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4712 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Energy AN ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to the composition of the state energy planning board The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 6-102 of the energy law, as 2 amended by chapter 195 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 1. There shall be established a state energy planning board, herein- 5 after referred to as the "board", which shall consist of the chair of 6 the public service commission, the commissioner of environmental conser- 7 vation, the commissioner of economic development, the commissioner of 8 transportation, the commissioner of labor, the commissioner of the divi- 9 sion of homeland security and emergency services, the commissioner of 10 agriculture and markets, the commissioner of health, the secretary of 11 state and the president of the New York state energy research and devel- 12 opment authority. The governor, the speaker of the assembly and the 13 temporary president of the senate shall each appoint one additional 14 representative to serve on the board; in addition, the secretary of 15 state shall appoint, from the utility intervention unit with the consum- 16 er protection division established in section ninety-four-a of the exec- 17 utive law, an additional person to serve on the board. The presiding 18 officer of the federally designated electric bulk system operator (BSO) 19 shall serve as a non-voting member of the board. Any decision or action 20 by the board shall be by majority vote. The president of the New York 21 state energy research and development authority shall serve as chair of 22 the board. Members of the board may designate an executive staff repre- 23 sentative to participate on the board on their behalf. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05670-01-5
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