Terms Used In New York Laws > Public Authorities > Article 8 > Title 9-B - Clean Energy Resources Development and Incentives Program

• Build-ready site: shall mean a site for which the authority has secured permits, property interests, agreements and/or other authorizations necessary to offer such site for further development, construction and operation of a renewable energy facility in accordance with the other provisions of this title. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
• Commission: shall mean the public service commission. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Departments: shall mean the department of environmental conservation, the department of agriculture and markets, the department of economic development and the department of public service. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
• eligible medical condition: means Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, any other inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome or any other medical condition that requires immediate access to a toilet facility. See N.Y. General Business Law 491
• Environmental justice area: shall mean a minority or low-income community that may bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, municipal, and commercial operations or the execution of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and policies. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Host community: shall mean any municipality within which a major renewable energy facility, or any portion thereof, has been proposed for development. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Municipality: shall mean a county, city, town or village or political subdivision. See N.Y. Public Authorities Law 1901
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.