2023 New York Laws › PBS - Public Service › Article 10 - Siting of Major Electric Generating Facilities › 160 - Definitions.

§  160.  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 located in
  this state.
* 2. "Major electric generating facility" means an electric generating
  facility with a nameplate generating capacity  of  twenty-five  thousand
  kilowatts or more, including interconnection electric transmission lines
  that  are  not  subject to review under article VIII of this chapter and
  fuel gas transmission lines that are not subject to review under article
  seven of this chapter.
* NB Effective until December 31, 2040
* 2. "Major electric generating facility" means an electric generating
  facility with a nameplate generating capacity  of  twenty-five  thousand
  kilowatts or more, including interconnection electric transmission lines
  and  fuel  gas  transmission  lines that are not subject to review under
  article seven of this chapter.
* NB Effective December 31, 2040
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 and consist
  of  seven persons: the chair of the department, who shall serve as chair
  of the  board;  the  commissioner  of  environmental  conservation;  the
  commissioner  of health; the chair of the New York state energy research
  and development authority; the commissioner of economic development  and
  two  ad  hoc  public  members,  both  of  whom  shall  reside within the
  municipality in which the facility is proposed to be located, except  if
  such  facility  is  proposed  to be located within the city of New York,
  then all ad hoc members shall reside within the  community  district  in
  which the facility is proposed to be located. One ad hoc member shall be
  appointed  by  the president pro tem of the senate and one ad hoc member
  shall be appointed by the speaker of the assembly,  in  accordance  with
  subdivision  two  of  section one hundred sixty-one of this article. The
  term of  the  ad  hoc  public  members  shall  continue  until  a  final
  determination  is  made in the particular proceeding for which they were
  appointed.
5. "Certificate" means a certificate  of  environmental  compatibility
  and  public  need  authorizing  the  construction  of  a  major electric
  generating facility issued by the board pursuant to this article.
6. "Fuel waste byproduct" shall mean waste or  combination  of  wastes
  produced  as a byproduct of generating electricity from a major electric
  generating facility in an amount which requires storage or disposal and,
  because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical  or  other
  characteristics,  may  pose a substantial present or potential hazard to
  human health or the environment.
7.  "Nameplate"  means  a  manufacturer's  designation,  generally  as
  affixed  to  the  generator  unit, which states the total output of such
  generating  facility   as   originally   designed   according   to   the
  manufacturer's original design specifications.
8. "Public information coordinator" means an office created within the
  department  which shall assist and advise interested parties and members
  of the public in participating in the siting and certification of  major
  electric  generating  facilities.  The  duties of the public information
  officer shall include, but not be limited to: (a) implementing  measures
  that assure full and adequate public participation in matters before the
  board;  (b)  responding  to inquiries from the public for information on

  how to participate in matters before the board; (c) assisting the public
  in requesting records relating to matters before the board; (d) ensuring
  all interested persons are provided with  a  reasonable  opportunity  to
  participate at public meetings relating to matters before the board; (e)
  ensuring  that  all  necessary  or  required documents are available for
  public access on  the  department's  website  within  any  time  periods
  specified  within  this  article;  and  (f)  any  other duties as may be
  prescribed by the board, after consultation with the department.
9. "Local parties" shall mean persons residing in a community who  may
  be  affected  by  the  proposed  major  electric generating facility who
  individually  or  collectively  seek  intervenor  funding  pursuant   to
  sections  one  hundred  sixty-three  and  one hundred sixty-four of this
  article.