Government Affairs Council
Update
May 13, 2005
Assemblyman
Brodsky to Appear at May 23 GAC
Meeting
Assemblyman Richard Brodsky,
Chairman
of the Assembly
Corporations,
Authorities & Commissions
Committee
will be the
guest speaker
at the May
23rd meeting
of the Government
Affairs Council.
This is a
re-scheduled
appearance
from a previous
GAC meeting
that was
cancelled.
The meeting
runs from
10:00 a.m.
to noon and
is being
held at The
Business
Council's
offices at
152 Washington
Avenue.
Plastic
Pipe Restrictions
Bill on Assembly
Labor Agenda
Staff
Contacts: Ken
Pokalsky
A.7566 sponsored by Susan John has been placed on the agenda in the Assembly Labor Committee set to meet on Tuesday, May 17th at 12:30 in room 524 of the LOB. The Business Council is opposed to this bill which would extend and make permanent a state prohibition on the use of plastic pipe and conduit in many construction applications.
New
U.S.-Canadian
Border Crossing
Proposals
Staff
Contact: Tom
Minnick
The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security has proposed new rules for additional documentation requirements for persons crossing the U.S.-Canadian border. Garry Douglas,
President, Plattsburgh North
Country Chamber of Commerce & Past
Chairman of The Chamber Alliance
of New York State will discuss
what these proposals are, how
they might affect our businesses
and what we can do to participate
in this proposal process at the
next Business Council Transportation
Committee meeting scheduled for
Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at The
Business Council's Corporate
Woods office in Albany.
NYSERDA Looking for Wind Equipment Installers
NYSERDA has announced approximately $2.5 million in incentives to encourage the development of a network of Eligible Installers who will install end-use wind energy turbines for residential, commercial, institutional or government use. The incentives, up to $100,000 per installation, will be paid to eligible installers who install approved, new grid-connected wind systems using qualified equipment.
Installers are encouraged to apply for eligibility through NYSERDA at any time during the program, expected to continue through June 2006. Installer eligibility will be determined and maintained for specific equipment, based on professional experience. Once deemed eligible, installers then apply for, and reserve NYSERDA incentive awards for approved, new grid-connected, end-use wind systems as prescribed in the Program Opportunity Notice.
Interested potential owners wishing to participate in this program are encouraged to contact eligible installers; a list of these installers will be posted on www.PowerNaturally.org
Instructions, requirements and application forms for this program are available directly from NYSERDA at www.nyserda.org under the Funding Opportunities heading and subheading PON 792, or by contacting NYSERDA at 1-866-NYSERDA or at info@nyserda.org.
Application forms will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are fully committed. Incentives cannot be approved for systems already installed (partially or completely).
Department of Taxation & Finance Organization Added to COST Program
The organization
and structure
of the
Department
of Taxation & Finance
has been
added as
a program
topic to
the 2005
Conference
On State
Taxation
(COST)
at the
Gideon
Putnam
in Saratoga
Springs
June 1
- 3.
This highly popular topic will lay out the organizational structure of the Department using personnel with their addresses and numbers in a flow chart format.
