N.Y. Public Service Law § 148
Reports of the office of renewable energy siting and electric transmissions
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2015
* § 148. Rehearing and judicial review. 1. Any party aggrieved by the\nboard's decision denying or granting a certificate may apply to the\nboard for a rehearing within thirty days after issuance of the\naggrieving decision. Any such application shall be considered and\ndecided by the board and any rehearing shall be completed and a decision\nrendered thereon within three months of the expiration of the period for\nfiling rehearing petitions, provided however that the board may waive\nthe deadline where a rehearing is required if necessary to develop an\nadequate record. Thereafter such a party may obtain judicial review of\nsuch decision as provided in this section. A judicial proceeding shall\nbe brought in the appellate division of the supreme court of the state\nof New York in the judicial department embracing the county wherein the\nfacility is to be located or, if the application is denied, the county\nwherein the applicant has proposed to locate the facility. Such\nproceeding shall be initiated by the filing of a petition in such court\nwithin thirty days after the issuance of a final decision by the board\nupon the application for rehearing together with proof of service of a\ndemand on the board to file with said court a copy of a written\ntranscript of the record of the proceeding and a copy of the board's\ndecision and opinion. The board's copy of said transcript, decision and\nopinion, shall be available at all reasonable times to all parties for\nexamination without cost. Upon receipt of such petition and demand the\nboard shall forthwith deliver to the court a copy of the record and a\ncopy of the board's decision and opinion. Thereupon, the court shall\nhave jurisdiction of the proceeding and shall have the power to grant\nsuch relief as it deems just and proper, and to make and enter an order\nenforcing, modifying and enforcing as so modified, remanding for further\nspecific evidence or findings or setting aside in whole or in part such\ndecision. The appeal shall be heard on the record, without requirement\nof reproduction, and upon briefs to the court. No objection that has not\nbeen urged by the party in his application for rehearing before the\nboard shall be considered by the court, unless the failure or neglect to\nurge such objection shall be excused because of extraordinary\ncircumstances. The findings of fact on which such decision is based\nshall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence on the record\nconsidered as a whole and matters of judicial notice set forth in the\nopinion. The jurisdiction of the appellate division of the supreme court\nshall be exclusive and its judgment and order shall be final, subject to\nreview by the court of appeals in the same manner and form and with the\nsame effect as provides for appeals in a special proceeding. All such\nproceedings shall be heard and determined by the appellate division of\nthe supreme court and by the court of appeals as expeditiously as\npossible and with lawful precedence over all other matters.\n 2. The grounds for and scope of review of the court shall be limited\nto whether the decision and opinion of the board are:\n (a) in conformity with the constitution of the state and the United\nStates; and\n (b) supported by substantial evidence in the record and matters of\njudicial notice properly considered and applied in the opinion;\n (c) within the board's statutory jurisdiction or authority;\n (d) made in accordance with procedures set forth in this article or\nestablished by rule or regulation pursuant to this article;\n (e) arbitrary, capricious or an abuse of discretion.\n 3. Except as herein provided article seventy-eight of the civil\npractice law and rules shall apply to appeals taken hereunder.\n * NB Expired January 1, 1989\n * NB Operative with regard to applications filed on or before December\n 31, 1988\n * NB There are 2 § 148's\n
* § 148. Reports of the office of renewable energy siting and electric\ntransmissions. No later than one year after the effective date of this\narticle and annually thereafter, the office of renewable energy siting\nand electric transmissions shall submit to the governor, the temporary\npresident of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, a report on the\nactivities of such office. The report shall, without limitation,\ninclude:\n 1. the number of applications received and permits approved by such\noffice for each type of major renewable energy facility or major\nelectric transmission facility;\n 2. description of the project of each permit granted by such office\nfor the preceding year including scale, location and capacity;\n 3. average time taken to make a decision on an application;\n 4. the number of cases that require dispute resolution or judicial\nreview;\n 5. the executive director's evaluation of overall public need for\nmajor renewable generation facilities and major electric transmission\nfacilities;\n 6. the potential adverse environmental impacts of the facility are\nidentified and addressed by the uniform standards and conditions\npromulgated pursuant to this article;\n 7. the number and description of projects where site-specific permit\nconditions were applied to the facility or where off-site mitigation was\nneeded; and\n 8. total fees collected by such office and any fees collected\nspecifically for off-site mitigation.\n * NB Repealed December 31, 2040\n
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