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Veto battle over surcharges looms
ALBANY -- One of the first veto battles of this year's legislative session may start today as observers predict Gov. George Pataki will nix a proposal to shift control of some $200 million worth of utility surcharges from a state agency to the Legislature.
April 10, 2006
by Rick Karlin
in Times-Union
The looming fight over who controls money from the System Benefit Charge and Renewable Portfolio Standard fees that consumers pay on their electric bills also has created a rift among Democrats in the Assembly and Senate.
"This has become a kind of political football," said Katherine Kennedy, an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council, which favors keeping the money in the governor's hands. The money goes for energy-efficiency projects and alternative energy projects such as wind turbines. It's currently administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.
Lawmakers, led by Assembly Democrats, have long complained they... [continue via Web link]
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