Electric generating plants and environmental policy hearing transcripts and reports
Series Number
A0166
Summary
Established in 1970, the commission was organized to formulate uniform procedures to regulate site selection of electrical generating plants. This series contains transcripts of the commission's public hearings held to gather public opinion for its reports to the legislature; transcripts of the senate debate on the commission's findings; the interim and final reports of the commission; and memorandums of understanding and agreement between the governor and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission or the State legislature.
Creator
New York (State). Temporary State Commission on the Environmental Impact of Major Public Utility Facilities
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of copies of proposed and accepted contracts and other records, generated by the Counsel to Governor W. Averell Harriman, documenting the sale of St. Lawrence power by the New York State Power Authority. The Counsel to the Governor was responsible for clearing all contracts, as to content and form, which required the Governor's signature. Approximately half of the records in the series relate to contracts with the Reynolds Metals Company and the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
Creator
New York (State). Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Operating documents of the Fact-Finding Panel on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Facility
Series Number
18623
Summary
In 1983, Governor Mario Cuomo appointed a Fact Finding Panel to develop objective and reliable information on the economic costs and safety of the Shoreham nuclear power plant, then under construction. The records in this series document the work of the Shoreham Fact-Finding Panel and include materials maintained by the Special Counsel to the Governor. The records include primarily audio cassettes, transcripts, and meeting files of public hearings and meetings held by the panel.
Creator
New York (State). Governor. Special Counsel to the Governor
New York (State). Governor (1983-1994 : Cuomo)
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series of legal pleadings, witness testimony, judicial decisions, and transcripts of proceedings is related to the public utility hearings held by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the investigation of nuclear power and the licensing of the Shoreham Nuclear Generating Station on Long Island.
Creator
New York (State). Governor. Special Counsel to the Governor
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Transcripts of minutes and public hearings of public authorities
Series Number
A0706
Summary
This series contains minutes of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Atomic and Space Development Authority. Also included are transcripts of hearings of the Power Authority of New York State and some printed proposed contracts between the Power Authority and potential customers. The governor's office maintained these files to monitor activities of public authorities and to exercise the governor's power to approve or veto decisions made at meetings of public authorities.
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.