N.Y. Public Authorities Law Section 1020-KK
Semi-annual expenditure and lobbying report

1.

On or before March thirty-first, two thousand twenty-two and every semi-annual period thereafter:

(a)

the authority shall report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly regarding advertising and lobbying on behalf of the authority by the authority, the trustees of the authority, or any employee of the authority; and

(b)

any service provider of the authority shall report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly regarding advertising and lobbying on behalf of the authority, or in connection with the service provider’s provision of management and operation services or the operation of the authority’s electric transmission and distribution system.

2.

For the purposes of this title, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)

Lobbying shall mean any attempt to influence:

(i)

the passage or defeat of any legislation or resolution by either house of the state legislature including but not limited to the introduction or intended introduction of such legislation or resolution or approval or disapproval of any legislation;

(ii)

the adoption, issuance, rescission or modification of a gubernatorial executive order;

(iii)

the adoption or rejection of any rule or regulation having the force and effect of law by a state agency;

(iv)

the passage or defeat of any local law, ordinance, resolution, or regulation by any municipality;

(v)

the adoption, issuance, rescission, modification or terms of any executive order issued by the chief executive officer of a municipality; and

(vi)

the adoption or rejection of any rule, regulation, or resolution having the force and effect of a local law, ordinance, resolution or regulation.

(b)

Advertising shall mean any promotional activity or public service announcement that requires the purchase of media space, including television airtime, radio airtime, internet media space, billboards, newspaper space, magazine space or any private publication which requires the expenditure of any public funds.

3.

The authority and its service providers shall prepare separate reports to include the following information:

(a)

For lobbying, such report shall include, but not be limited to: the name of the trustee, employee of the authority or service provider engaging in lobbying; the name of the public official or public employee that was lobbied; the date and time of the meeting or communication; the subject matter of the lobbying, and any expenses incurred by the authority or its service provider for travel, lodging, or meals in connection with such lobbying.

(b)

For advertising, such report shall include, but not be limited to, itemization of any public funds spent on advertising and information pertaining to the advertising marketing plan including measurable goals and objectives for the advertising campaign.

4.

The requirements of this section shall not be construed to require the disclosure of information that is otherwise protected from disclosure by any law, regulation, order, or the civil practice law and rules.

Source: Section 1020-KK — Semi-annual expenditure and lobbying report, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBA/1020-KK (updated Mar. 4, 2022; accessed May 18, 2024).

1020
Short title 1020‑A
Declaration of legislative findings and declarations 1020‑AA
Conflicts of interest 1020‑B
Definitions 1020‑BB
Exculpation 1020‑C
Long Island power authority 1020‑CC
Authority subject to certain provisions contained in the state finance law, the public service law, the social services law and the gener... 1020‑D
Board of trustees 1020‑DD
Authority not to seek nor any subsidiary of the authority, to apply for or accept preference hydroelectricity 1020‑E
Officers and employees 1020‑EE
Nine Mile Point II 1020‑F
General powers of the authority 1020‑FF
Rates charged to veterans’ organizations 1020‑G
Powers to provide and maintain generating, transmission and resource recovery waste to energy facilities 1020‑GG
Energy plan 1020‑H
Acquisition of property, including the exercise of the power of eminent domain 1020‑HH
Green jobs-green New York on-bill recovery 1020‑I
Subsidiaries 1020‑II
Public notice before approval of utility transmission facilities 1020‑J
Notes of the authority 1020‑JJ
Energy storage deployment policy 1020‑K
Bonds of the authority 1020‑KK
Semi-annual expenditure and lobbying report 1020‑L
State and municipalities not liable on bonds or notes 1020‑LL
Pilot thermal energy network projects 1020‑M
Legal investments 1020‑MM
Prioritization of emergency services 1020‑N
Deposit and investment of moneys of the authority 1020‑O
Agreement of the state 1020‑P
Exemption from taxation 1020‑Q
Payments in lieu of taxes 1020‑R
Repayment of state appropriations 1020‑S
Public service law generally not applicable to authority 1020‑T
Authority not to construct or operate a nuclear powered facility in the service area 1020‑U
Employees of the authority not subject to the public employees’ fair employment act 1020‑V
Equal employment opportunity and minority and women owned business enterprise programs 1020‑W
Audit and annual reports 1020‑X
Authority subject to open meetings law 1020‑XX
Liberal interpretation 1020‑Y
Court proceedings 1020‑YY
Severability 1020‑Z
Corporate existence 1020‑ZZ
Inconsistent provisions of other laws superseded
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

Last modified:
Mar. 4, 2022

§ 1020-KK’s source at nysenate​.gov

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