LIPA Legislation
Statement From the Reimagine LIPA Campaign on the NYS Legislature’s Failure to Pass the LIPA Public Power Act
June 6, 2024
As the 2024 New York State legislative session ended, the LIPA Public Power Act (A.8894A), introduced into the NYS Assembly on January 26, 2024, remained bottled up in the Senate. Had it been enacted, it would have implemented the recommendation of the Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA Commission) to […]
The LIPA Public Power Bill is Introduced in the Assembly
March 23, 2024
On January 24, 2024, Assemblymembers Fred Thiele, Jr., Michaelle C. Solages, Philip Ramos, and Jodi Giglio introduced the LIPA Public Power bill (A-8894). It has been cosponsored by Khaleel Anderson and Tayor Darling. It "facilitate[s the] transition of the Long Island Power Authority into a full public power model through modifications of its authority to […]