Requires all public authorities owning, leasing, and controlling critical infrastructure to study the potential consequences of privatization.
Relates to telephone corporations', cable corporations', and combination telephone and cable corporations' and voice over internet service providers' service quality standards, credits, reports and penalties.
Provides criminal and civil penalties for business entities and certain public service corporations engaging in professional misconduct in connection with the issuance of audited financial statements; expands the definition of professional misconduct for such purposes; prohibits (optionally) the investment of public pension funds in certain securities.
Relates to providing oversight and monitoring of the operations of an independent system operator; authorizes the public service commission to provide oversight and requires annual reports on the independent system operator.
Relates to authorizing the authorities budget office to suspend local authority board members and executive staff.
Repeals the definition of "transportation purpose" for the purposes of the metropolitan transportation authority.
Establishes statewide cable franchises for the purposes of competitive cable service, promoting the widespread development of high-capacity broadband internet access, and increasing the availability and quality of services in this key economic development area, and ensuring the safety, reliability, and affordability of telecommunications services.
Relates to the annual reports required to be filed by gas and electric corporations.
Relates to the New York city housing authority.
Relates to the manner in which members of the New York state energy research and development authority shall be appointed.
