Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor

HUDSON RIVER-BLACK RIVER REGULATING DISTRICT

March 2, 2010

HUDSON RIVER – BLACK RIVER REGULATING DISTRICT SCHEDULES
HUDSON RIVER AREA APPORTIONMENT INFORMATIONAL MEETING

Apportionment Grievances Due by March 23, 2010

ALBANY, NY –The Hudson River – Black River Regulating District has scheduled an informational meeting regarding the Hudson River Area Apportionment on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 9:00 AM at the Holiday Inn, 232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs prior to its 10:00 AM Board meeting. Regulating District staff will make a presentation about the Regulating District’s Hudson River Area Apportionment, including the need for the Apportionment and the Apportionment methodology.

During the 10:00 AM Board meeting that follows, the Board will conduct a Grievance Hearing. Persons and/or Public Corporations interested in or aggrieved by the Apportionment shall notify the Board in writing regarding the basis for a requested modification to the Apportionment at the Regulating District’s Hudson River Area Office, 350 Northern Boulevard, Albany, New York 12204 by Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

The Regulating District’s fiscal crisis is the result of a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling that prohibits the Regulating District from assessing hydroelectric plants licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under New York State Law as it had done for over eighty years.