Jessica Ramos voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Authorizes the Connection of Offshore Wind Farms to the State Power Grid on Long Island
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the connection of offshore wind farms to the state power grid on Long Island.
Requires the Establishment of a plan for the expansion of the offshore power grid and the improvement of coordination systems (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the public authorities shall have the authority to oversee procurements for offshore wind-farm projects and have to take into account the following matters when procuring materials for a project (Sec. 1):
Community protection both onshore and offshore;
Balance impacts on the environment;
Balance impacts on local communities;
Streamlining of the process.
Requires the authorities to conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine the overall costs of implementing planned transmission and coordinated systems for an offshore grid (Sec. 1).
Title: Authorizes the Connection of Offshore Wind Farms to the State Power Grid on Long Island
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the connection of offshore wind farms to the state power grid on Long Island.
Requires the Establishment of a plan for the expansion of the offshore power grid and the improvement of coordination systems (Sec. 1).
Specifies that the public authorities shall have the authority to oversee procurements for offshore wind-farm projects and have to take into account the following matters when procuring materials for a project (Sec. 1):
Community protection both onshore and offshore;
Balance impacts on the environment;
Balance impacts on local communities;
Streamlining of the process.
Requires the authorities to conduct a cost-benefit analysis to determine the overall costs of implementing planned transmission and coordinated systems for an offshore grid (Sec. 1).
Title: Authorizes the Connection of Offshore Wind Farms to the State Power Grid on Long Island