NY Pub Serv L § 140-2 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PBS - Public Service Article 8* - Siting of Major Steam Electric Generating Facilities 140*2 - Definitions.

* § 140. Definitions. Where used in this article, the following terms,   unless   the  context  otherwise  requires,  shall  have  the  following   meanings:1. "Municipality" means a county, city, town or village in the state.2. "Major steam electric generating facility" means a  steam  electric   generating  facility  with  a  generating  capacity  of  fifty  thousand   kilowatts or more.3.  "Person"  means  any  individual,  corporation,   public   benefit   corporation,  political  subdivision, governmental agency, municipality,   partnership, co-operative association, trust or estate.4. "Board" means the New  York  state  board  on  electric  generation   siting  and  the environment, which shall be in the department of public   service and consist of five persons, one of whom shall be  the  chairman   of  the  public  service  commission, who shall serve as chairman of the   board,  one  of  whom  shall  be  the  commissioner   of   environmental   conservation,  one  of  whom shall be the commissioner of health, one of   whom shall be the commissioner of commerce and one of whom shall  be  an   ad  hoc member appointed by the governor, who shall be a resident of the   judicial district in which the facility as primarily proposed is  to  be   located.    The  term  of the ad hoc member shall continue until a final   determination has been made in the particular proceeding  for  which  he   was  appointed.   Upon receipt of an application under this article, the   chairman shall promptly notify the governor. Three of the  five  persons   on  the  board  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for the transaction of any   business of the board, and the decision of three members  of  the  board   shall constitute action of the board. In addition to the requirements of   the  public officers law, no person shall be eligible to be an appointee   of the governor to the board who holds another state or local office. No   member of the board may retain or hold any official relation to, or  any   securities  of,  an electric utility corporation operating in the state,   nor shall the appointee have been a director, officer, employee thereof.   The appointee of the governor shall  receive  the  sum  of  two  hundred   dollars  for each day in which he is actually engaged in the performance   of his duties herein plus actual and necessary expenses incurred by  him   in  the  performance  of  such  duties.  The chairman shall provide such   personnel, hearing examiners, subordinates and employees and such legal,   technological, scientific,  engineering  and  other  services  and  such   meeting  rooms, hearing rooms and other facilities as may be required in   proceedings  under  this  article.  The  department   of   environmental   conservation  shall  provide associate hearing examiners. Each member of   the board other than the appointee of  the  governor  may  designate  an   alternate  to serve instead of the member with respect to any particular   proceeding pursuant to  this  article.  Such  designation  shall  be  in   writing and filed with the commission.5.  "Certificate"  means  a certificate of environmental compatibility   and public need issued by the board pursuant to this article.* NB Expired January 1, 1979* NB Operative with regard to applications filed on or before December31, 1978* NB There are 2 § 140's