Dean G.

Skelos Sheldon Silver

Majority Leader and Speaker
Temporary President New York State Assembly
New York State Senate

NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE

PUBLIC HEARING CALENDAR

For Immediate Release:

May 12, 2011

May 6 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Energy

POST- Chair: Assembly Member Kevin A. Cahill
PONED Assembly Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
NEW Chair: Assembly Member James Brennan
DATE and Assembly Standing Committee on Cities
MAY 20 Chair: Assembly Member Carl Heastie
Public Hearing: Issues surrounding the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) September 2010
approval of the Hudson Transmission Project (HTP), a 345 kilovolt
underwater electric transmission line
NOTE Place: Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, Room 1923, 19th Floor, New
NEW York, New York
TIME Time: 10:30 A.M.
Contact: Paul Esmond (518) 455-4363
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 12 Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications

Chair: Senator George D. Maziarz
Sponsors: Senator Greg Ball and Senator David Carlucci
Public Hearing: To examine contingency plans for the Indian Point Power Plant in case of a
natural disaster, as well as to assess the overall impact of the facility on the
reliability of the electrical grid and the local economy
Place: Stony Point Community Center, 5 Clubhouse Lane, Stony Point, New York
Time: 1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Contact: Matt Nelligan (518) 455-2024
Media Contact: Adam Tableski (518) 455-2024 (Senator Maziarz)
Dana Antenucci (845) 279-3773 (Senator Ball)
Erin Dennin (518) 455-2991 (Senator Carlucci)
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 16 Senate Standing Committee on Transportation

Chair: Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr.
Public Hearing: How New York State can utilize public-private partnerships in order to
expedite and better fund infrastructure projects throughout the state
Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor,
Albany, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Melissa Kehoe (518) 455-3341
Media Contact: Chris Schneider (516) 882-0630
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

May 17 Senate Standing Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs
POST- Chair: Senator Greg Ball
PONED Public Hearing: To consider opportunities to improved New York State’s Homeland
NEW Security Operations and how far we have come since September 11, 2011
DATE Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor,
JUNE 15 Albany, New York
Time: 9:00 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.
Contact: Gerry Gershonowitz (845) 279-3773
Media Contact: Dana Antenucci (845) 200-9716
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY
May 25 Assembly Standing Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
Chair: Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz
Public Hearing: The Prevention of Underage Alcohol Consumption
Place: Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany,
New York
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Contact: Willie Sanchez (518) 455-4371
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888

May 26 Joint – Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation

Chair: Assembly Member Robert K. Sweeney
and Assembly Standing Committee on Health
Chair: Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried
Public Hearing: Health Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques
Place: Hamilton Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor, Albany,
New York
Time: 9:30 A.M.
Contact: Michael Szydlo (518) 455-4363
Media Contact: Assembly Press Office (518) 455-3888
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY

June 14 Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation

Chair: Senator Mark J. Grisanti
Public Hearing: To discuss Ballast Water issue
Place: Van Buren Hearing Room A, Legislative Office Building, 2nd Floor,
Albany, New York
Time: 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Contact: Laura Manley (518) 455-3240
Media Contact: Douglas Curella (716) 854-8705
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY