New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Office of General Counsel Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Records
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
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Albany, NY 12230
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Scope and Content Note
This series consists of records relating to the siting of power plants and power transmission lines in New York State. Records documenting sitings include applications, hearing transcripts, briefs, decisions, settlements, testimony, facility master plans and maps. These sitings cover numerous power plants and power transmission lines such as coal, hydro-electric, nuclear, etc. Some of the power station sitings documented include the Jamesport Nuclear Power Station, Shoreham Nuclear Power Station, Empire Pipeline, and Indian Point.
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Acquisition Information
14023-12: This accretion was transferred under records disposition number 12386, and includes records from transfer lists 840007, 850005, 870010, 900016, 900017, 900019, 900020, and 900022.
14023-13: This accretion includes records from transfer lists 880013 and 890010.
14023-14: This accretion includes records from transfer list 890010.
14023-15: This accretion includes records from transfer list 900026.
Access Restrictions
Critical infrastructure information about power generation and transmission facilities is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, sect. 86.5 and 87.2(i).