New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle A - Governor's Office › Chapter I - Executive Orders › Part 7 - Executive Orders (David A. Paterson) › Section 7.2 - Executive order no. 2: establishing a state energy planning board and authorizing the creation and implementation of a state energy plan

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
WHEREAS, decisions about how to meet the State's future
					 energy needs can have significant impacts on the environment, public health,
					 public welfare, safety, mobility, quality and reliability of services, energy
					 costs, and the ability to maintain and grow the State's economy; and
WHEREAS, the burning of fossil fuels is a major contributor
					 to global climate change, which poses a serious threat to the environment and
					 the public health in New York State and elsewhere; and
WHEREAS, issues such as energy diversity, dependence on
					 imported energy and fuels, the burning of fossil fuels, global climate change,
					 acid rain and other airborne pollutants, ground-level ozone buildup, increased
					 development, increased transportation demand, and waste generation and disposal
					 from energy production are significant issues affecting New York and should be
					 addressed in a comprehensive State energy plan; and
WHEREAS, discrete State actions and decision-making
					 regarding energy resources should be based on clearly identified policies and
					 long-range energy planning objectives and strategies; and
WHEREAS, the efficiency and effectiveness of government
					 decision-making can be enhanced by the use of objective analyses with respect
					 to future energy needs, the identification of various options to meet those
					 needs, and a consideration of the environmental, health and economic impacts of
					 those options; and
WHEREAS, the development, implementation, and periodic
					 review of a sensible comprehensive energy plan will enable the State to
					 determine its future energy needs and facilitate a deliberate, efficient, and
					 cost-effective means of meeting those needs;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAVID A. PATERSON, 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:
1. There is hereby created a State Energy
				  Planning Board ("Board"). The Board shall consist of the Chair of the Public
				  Service Commission, the Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, the
				  Commissioner of Transportation, the Commissioner of Health, the Commissioner of
				  Economic Development, the President of the New York State Energy Research and
				  Development Authority, the Director of the Budget, the President of the Urban
				  Development Corporation, the Secretary of State, the Governor's Deputy
				  Secretary for Environment, and the Governor's Deputy Secretary for Energy who
				  shall serve as the Chair of the Board.
2. Members of the Board may designate an
				  executive staff representative to participate on the Board on their behalf. A
				  majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum, and all actions
				  and recommendations of the Board shall require approval of a majority of the
				  total members of the Board.
3. The
				  Board shall create a State Energy Plan ("Energy Plan"), which shall include the
				  following:
(a) a statement of long-range
				  energy policy objectives and strategies appropriate to increase energy supply
				  and reduce energy demand, considering factors such as:
(i) diversity of fuel supplies;
(ii) protection of public health and safety;
(iii) the needs of vulnerable
				  communities;
(iv) consumer cost
				  impacts;
(v) the relative economic
				  competitiveness of the State;
(vi)
				  the State's natural resources,
(vii) the reduction of greenhouse gases;
(viii) energy conservation and
				  efficiency;
(ix) clean and
				  renewable energy resources;
(x) the
				  maintenance of reliable electric and natural gas systems; and
(xi) existing energy policies and objectives,
				  including the Statewide Transportation Plan and State Implementation
				  Plan;