2023 New York Laws › PBA - Public Authorities › Article 5 - Public Utility Authorities › Title 1-A - Long Island Power Authority › 1020-KK - Semi-Annual Expenditure and Lobbying Report.

§  1020-kk.  Semi-annual  expenditure  and  lobbying  report. 1. On or
before March thirty-first, two thousand twenty-two and every semi-annual
period thereafter: (a) the authority shall report to the  governor,  the
temporary  president  of  the  senate  and  the  speaker of the assembly
regarding advertising and lobbying on behalf of  the  authority  by  the
authority,  the  trustees  of  the  authority,  or  any  employee of the
authority; and (b) any service provider of the authority shall report to
the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the  speaker  of
the  assembly  regarding  advertising  and  lobbying  on  behalf  of the
authority, or in connection with the  service  provider's  provision  of
management  and  operation  services or the operation of the authority's
electric transmission and distribution system.
2. For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have  the
following meanings:
(a) Lobbying shall mean any attempt to influence:
(i)  the  passage or defeat of any legislation or resolution by either
house of  the  state  legislature  including  but  not  limited  to  the
introduction  or intended introduction of such legislation or resolution
or approval or disapproval of any legislation;
(ii)  the  adoption,  issuance,  rescission  or  modification   of   a
gubernatorial executive order;
(iii)  the  adoption or rejection of any rule or regulation having the
force and effect of law by a state agency;
(iv) the passage or defeat of any local law, ordinance, resolution, or
regulation by any municipality;
(v) the adoption, issuance, rescission, modification or terms  of  any
executive order issued by the chief executive officer of a municipality;
and
(vi)  the adoption or rejection of any rule, regulation, or resolution
having the force and effect of a local  law,  ordinance,  resolution  or
regulation.
(b)  Advertising shall mean any promotional activity or public service
announcement that  requires  the  purchase  of  media  space,  including
television  airtime,  radio  airtime,  internet media space, billboards,
newspaper  space,  magazine  space  or  any  private  publication  which
requires the expenditure of any public funds.
3.  The  authority  and  its  service providers shall prepare separate
reports to include the following information:
(a) For lobbying, such report shall include, but not  be  limited  to:
the  name  of the trustee, employee of the authority or service provider
engaging in lobbying; the name of the public official or public employee
that was lobbied; the date and time of the meeting or communication; the
subject matter of  the  lobbying,  and  any  expenses  incurred  by  the
authority  or  its  service  provider  for  travel, lodging, or meals in
connection with such lobbying.
(b) For advertising, such report shall include, but not be limited to,
itemization of any public funds spent  on  advertising  and  information
pertaining  to the advertising marketing plan including measurable goals
and objectives for the advertising campaign.
4. The requirements of this section shall not be construed to  require
the   disclosure   of  information  that  is  otherwise  protected  from
disclosure by any law, regulation, order, or the civil practice law  and
rules.