New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Subtitle A - Governor's Office
Chapter I - Executive Orders
Part 4 - Executive Orders (Mario M. Cuomo)
Section 4.20 - Executive order no. 20: establishing a temporary commission on allocation of power authority hydroelectric power
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
WHEREAS, the appropriate allocation of hydroelectric power produced at the facilities of the New York Power Authority at its Niagara and St. Lawrence-FDR Projects is of great importance to the people of New York State; and
WHEREAS, the impending expiration of many contracts for such power in 1985 and 1990 and the attendant need for planning and regulatory action prompt consideration of the future allocation of such power; and
WHEREAS, recent rulings by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) raise important and difficult questions about the future allocation of Power Authority hydroelectric power; and
WHEREAS, FERC has declared and acknowledged that allocations of hydroelectric power within New York State are of almost exclusive interest to the State and should be appropriately addressed and resolved by New York State; and
WHEREAS, a complete and thorough study of the current and potential future disposition of Power Authority hydroelectric power will assist in the development of appropriate executive and legislative action in regard to the disposition of such power;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of New York, do hereby order as follows:
I. There is hereby established within the Executive Chamber a temporary commission of nine persons to be known as the Temporary Commission on Allocation of Power Authority Hydroelectric Power (the "Commission"). The members of the Commission shall be appointed by the Governor and a chairman shall be named by the Governor. The members of the Commission shall receive no compensation, but shall be entitled to reimbursement for any necessary expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their duties.
II. The commission shall make a complete and thorough study of the current disposition and future allocation of hydroelectric power from the Niagara and St. Lawrence-FDR Power Projects of the Power Authority of the State of New York through the terms of the existing Federal licenses. It shall make recommendations on how this power may be used to the maximum benefit of the State. Such study and recommendations shall include, but not be limited to:
III. Every State department, division, board, bureau, commission, council, public authority and agency shall provide assistance and cooperate as necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of this order.
IV. The Commission shall make a report, including recommendations for legislative action, to the Governor and the Legislature on or before October first, nineteen eighty-three.
Signed: Mario M. CuomoDated: July 25, 1983
[FN*] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 31 (George E. Pataki), infra. ]
[FN[DAGGER]] [Revoked by Executive Order No. 5 (Eliot Spitzer), infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 9 (David A. Paterson), infra.]
[Revoked by Executive Order No. 2 (Andrew M. Cuomo), infra.]