New York Consolidated Laws, Public Authorities Law - PBA § 1901. Definitions

1. “Authority” shall have the same meaning as in subdivision two of section eighteen hundred fifty-one of this article.

2. “Commission” shall mean the public service commission.

3. “Departments” shall mean the department of environmental conservation, the department of agriculture and markets, the department of economic development and the department of public service.

4. “Environmental justice area” shall mean a minority or low-income community that may bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, municipal, and commercial operations or the execution of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and policies.

5. “Host community” shall mean any municipality within which a major renewable energy facility, or any portion thereof, has been proposed for development.

6. “Renewable energy facility” shall have the same meaning as renewable energy systems defined in section sixty-six-p of the public service law.

7. “Municipality” shall mean a county, city, town or village or political subdivision.

8. “Build-ready site” shall mean a site for which the authority has secured permits, property interests, agreements and/or other authorizations necessary to offer such site for further development, construction and operation of a renewable energy facility in accordance with the other provisions of this title.