§ 1854. Purposes and specific powers of the authority. * The purposes\nof the authority shall be to develop and implement new energy\ntechnologies and invest in build-ready sites, as defined in subdivision\neight of section nineteen hundred one of this article, consistent with\neconomic, social and environmental objectives, to develop and encourage\nenergy conservation technologies, to promote, develop, encourage and\nassist in the acquiring, constructing, improving, maintaining, equipping\nand furnishing of industrial, manufacturing, warehousing, commercial,\nresearch and industrial pollution control facilities at the Saratoga\nResearch and Development Center, and to promote, develop, encourage and\nassist special energy projects and thereby advance job opportunities,\nhealth, general prosperity and economic welfare of the people of the\nstate of New York. In carrying out such purposes, the authority shall,\nwith respect to the activities specified, have the following powers:\n * NB Effective until December 31, 2030\n * The purposes of the authority shall be to develop and implement new\nenergy technologies consistent with economic, social and environmental\nobjectives, to develop and encourage energy conservation technologies,\nto promote, develop, encourage and assist in the acquiring,\nconstructing, improving, maintaining, equipping and furnishing of\nindustrial, manufacturing, warehousing, commercial, research and\nindustrial pollution control facilities at the Saratoga Research and\nDevelopment Center, and to promote, develop, encourage and assist\nspecial energy projects and thereby advance job opportunities, health,\ngeneral prosperity and economic welfare of the people of the state of\nNew York. In carrying out such purposes, the authority shall, with\nrespect to the activities specified, have the following powers:\n * NB Effective December 31, 2030\n 1. Research, development and demonstration. To conduct, sponsor,\nassist and foster programs of research, development and demonstration in\nnew energy technologies including but not limited to (a) energy\nconservation, (b) production of power from new sources with emphasis on\nrenewable energy sources such as solar, wind, bioconversion and solid\nwaste, (c) storage of energy with emphasis on inertial and battery\nstorage, (d) conversion and/or technological improvement of facilities\nnow utilizing nuclear fission energy and fossil fuel energy\ntechnologies, (e) transmission and distribution of power, and (f)\nconversion of energy and improvements of efficiencies of such\nconversion, including the power after assessing and taking into account\nenvironmental considerations thereof, to establish, acquire, operate,\ndevelop and manage facilities therefor.\n 2. The provision of services. To provide services required for the\ndevelopment and use of new energy technologies and related methods by\nthe industrial, commercial, medical, scientific, public interest,\neducational and governmental organizations within the state, including\nthe power to establish, acquire and develop facilities therefor not\notherwise available within the state, and to operate and manage such\nfacilities.\n 3. Cooperation with gas and power companies. To contract with or enter\ninto joint undertakings with any gas or power company, or power\nauthority of the state of New York, or more than one of them, to\n (a) Participate in the construction and operation of experimental or\ndevelopmental facilities which implement new energy technologies which\nhave prospects of reducing the economic, environmental and social costs\nof energy production and utilization.\n (b) Participate in the incorporation of features, including facilities\nwhich incorporate new energy technologies, in nuclear power plants and\nthe construction of associated facilities to the extent required by the\npublic interest in development, health, recreation, safety, conservation\nof natural resources and aesthetics.\n (c) Particip
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