§ 66-r. Requirements for certain renewable energy systems. 1. For the\npurposes of this section, a "covered renewable energy system" means a\nrenewable energy system, as such term is defined in section sixty-six-p\nof this article, with a capacity of greater than five megawatts\nalternating current and which involves the procurement of renewable\nenergy credits by a public entity, or a third party acting on behalf and\nfor the benefit of a public entity.\n 1-a. For the purposes of this section, an "other covered project"\nmeans: (a) any "thermal energy network" as defined by subdivision\ntwenty-nine of section two of this chapter; (b) any offshore wind supply\nchain project, including but not limited to port infrastructure, primary\ncomponent manufacturing, finished component manufacturing, subassembly\nmanufacturing, subcomponent manufacturing, or raw material producers, or\na combination thereof receiving direct funding from the New York state\nenergy research and development authority pursuant to an award under a\nNew York state energy research and development authority solicitation;\nor (c) a "major utility transmission facility" as such term is defined\nby section one hundred twenty of this chapter or "major electric\ntransmission facility" as defined by article VIII of this chapter.\n 2. For purposes of this section, "public entity" shall include, but\nshall not be limited to, the state, a local development corporation as\ndefined in subdivision eight of section eighteen hundred one of the\npublic authorities law or section fourteen hundred eleven of the\nnot-for-profit corporation law, a municipal corporation as defined in\nsection one hundred nineteen-n of the general municipal law, an\nindustrial development agency formed pursuant to article eighteen-A of\nthe general municipal law or industrial development authorities formed\npursuant to article eight of the public authorities law, and any state,\nlocal or interstate or international authorities as defined in section\ntwo of the public authorities law; and shall include any trust created\nby any such entities.\n 3. The commission shall require that the owner of the covered\nrenewable energy system or other covered project, or a third party\nacting on the owner's behalf, as an ongoing condition of any renewable\nenergy credits agreement with a public entity, shall stipulate to the\nfiscal officer that it will enter into labor peace agreements with any\nbona fide labor organizations that either are actively representing\nemployees providing necessary operations and maintenance services for\nthe renewable energy system at the time of such agreement or provides\nnotice that it is attempting to represent any employees in any titles\nwho provide, or who will provide, necessary operations and maintenance\nservices for the renewable energy system employed in the state;\nprovided, however, this subdivision shall not apply to any covered\nprojects defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision one-a of this section.\nThe maintenance of such a labor peace agreement, or agreements, which\ncover all classes of operations and maintenance employees, shall be an\nongoing material condition of any continuation of payments under a\nrenewable energy credits agreement. For purposes of this section "labor\npeace agreement" means an agreement between an entity and labor\norganization that, at a minimum, protects the state's proprietary\ninterests by prohibiting labor organizations and members from engaging\nin picketing, work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic\ninterference with the relevant renewable energy system. "Renewable\nenergy credits agreement" shall mean any public entity contract that\nprovides production-based payments to a renewable energy project as\ndefined in this section.\n 4. (a) Any public entity, in each contract for construction,\nreconstruction, alteration, repair, improvement or maintenance of a\ncovered renewable energy system which involves the procurement o
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