§ 1005. Powers and duties of authority. Forthwith upon the appointment\nand organization of the trustees and subject to the conditions and\nlimitations in this title contained, the authority, in cooperation with\nthe proper Canadian authorities and those of the United States as\nhereinafter directed, shall proceed with the improvement and development\nof the Niagara river and the international rapids section of the Saint\nLawrence river (which is defined as that part of the said river from\nOgdensburg to the point where it leaves the territory of this state) for\nthe aid and benefit of commerce and navigation and for the development\nof the hydroelectric power inherent therein in accordance with the\nprovisions of this title.\n The authority is authorized to procure through a competitive\nsolicitation process power and energy from the competitive market and to\nconstruct, improve and/or rehabilitate throughout its area of service\n(a) such hydroelectric or energy storage projects, as it deems necessary\nor desirable to contribute to the adequacy, economy and reliability of\nthe supply of electric power and energy or to conserve fuel and (b) such\nbase-load nuclear generating facilities or other facilities utilizing\nnew energy technologies as in its judgment are necessary (i) to supply\nsufficient supplemental energy to make possible optimum use of the\ngenerating capacity of the authority's Saint Lawrence and Niagara\nhydroelectric projects, (ii) to supply low cost power and energy to high\nload factor manufacturers which will build new facilities in the\nauthority's area of service or expand existing facilities provided such\npower and energy is made available to them, and (iii) to supply the\nfuture needs of the authority's existing municipal electric and rural\nelectric cooperative customers.\n The authority is further authorized to construct and/or acquire and\ncomplete such base load generating, transmission and related facilities\nas it deems necessary or desirable to assist in maintaining an adequate\nand dependable supply of electricity by supplying power and energy for\nthe metropolitan transportation authority, its subsidiary corporations,\nthe New York city transit authority, the port authority of New York and\nNew Jersey, the city of New York, the state of New York, the United\nStates, other public corporations and electric corporations within the\nmetropolitan area of the city of New York within the state of New York;\nprovided, however, that (i) the acquisition of completed or partially\ncompleted facilities shall be after public hearing and shall be limited\nto facilities located in New York city or Westchester county and the\nenergy and power generated by such facilities shall be used, to the\nextent feasible, for the benefit of electric consumers in that area,\n(ii) not more than one such generating facility shall be acquired in\neach of New York city and Westchester county, (iii) the price to be paid\npursuant to any agreement entered into with respect to the purchase,\nappropriation or condemnation of any such completed or partially\ncompleted facility, as the case may be, shall be subject to the approval\nof the state comptroller and (iv) transmission facilities shall not be\nso acquired pursuant to this paragraph unless such acquisition is\nnecessary to assure delivery of power and energy produced by any\nacquired generating facility. The authority is further authorized, to\nthe extent it deems it necessary or desirable, to provide power and\nenergy, as it may determine it to be available, for the use by the\nNiagara frontier transportation authority or its subsidiary corporation.\nThe authority is authorized to make energy efficiency services, clean\nenergy technologies and, in the event that supplies of power and energy\nare determined to be available from the competitive market for this\npurpose, power and energy, available to public and nonpublic elementary\nand secondary schools throughout the stat
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