Parties to the ISO Agreement. All Incorporating Parties and any person or entity that meets the requirements for participation in any sector or subsector described in Sections 7.04 and 7.06 may become a Party to the ISO Agreement by (i) certifying, to the satisfaction of the ISO Board, that such person or entity satisfies the requirements for participation in the sector (and subsector, if applicable) in which such person or entity wishes to participate and (ii) signing the Agreement. Upon receipt of such certification, the ISO shall notify all Parties of the receipt of the certification and the contents thereof. A Party to this Agreement may participate in the governance of the ISO. There will be a $5,000 annual fee for each Party, except that: Small Consumers shall be subject to a reasonable fee established by the ISO Board; Demand Response Providers with 40 MW or less of resources and Distributed Generators with 2 MW or less of resources shall be subject to an annual fee of $1,000 for the year 2004, an annual fee of $2,000 for the year 2005, an annual fee of $3,000 for the year 2006 and an annual fee of $5,000 for the year 2007 and for every subsequent year thereafter; and not-for-profit organizations that are Environmental Parties and not-for-profit organizations that represent Small Consumers shall pay a $100 annual fee. The annual fees for Parties may be revised by the ISO Board with the concurrence of the Management Committee. Non-Market Participants also may become Parties to this Agreement and participate in the governance of the ISO. The ISO Board shall permit the following types of organizations or groups to participate in the governance of the ISO as Non-Market Participants: (a) Organizations that represent Small Consumers, including governmental agencies, with experience in electric utility regulatory or electricity-related matters in New York State, that in whole or in part advocate on behalf of Small Consumers in New York State, and governmental agencies that act as retail Load aggregators primarily for Small Consumers; provided that no such organization or agency may be an Affiliate of a Transmission Owner, a Generator, Other Supplier, Public Power Party or Environmental Party, regardless of where located. (b) Environmental organizations that are non-profit corporations, partnerships, associations or other non-profit entities having the primary purpose of protecting the environment, with experience in electric utility regulatory or electricity-related matters in New York State; provided that no such entity may be an Affiliate of a Transmission Owner, Generator Owner, Other Supplier or Public Power Party, regardless of where located. An organization meeting the foregoing requirements shall not be excluded from the definition of an Environmental Party if it also has a purpose of promoting energy conservation or the generation of electricity from renewable resources. The ISO Board shall certify that a Non-Market Participant organization or agency is eligible to be a Party to the ISO Agreement and participate in the ISO’s governance. Upon the filing of an application with the ISO and payment of a $100 fee per annum, individuals and organizations that either (i) have a significant interest in a sector but do not qualify for membership in that sector or (ii) qualify for membership in a sector but choose not to join that sector (collectively, “Non-Voting Entities”), may participate on a non-voting basis in meetings of the Management Committee, the Operating Committee, the Business Issues Committee, and subcommittees and working groups thereof. Non-Voting Entities will: (i) be Parties to the Agreement; (ii) receive notice of, and agendas and other meeting materials for, meetings of the Management Committee, the Operating Committee and the Business Issues Committee; (iii) be allowed to attend meetings of the Management Committee, the Operating Committee, the Business Issues Committee, and subcommittees and working groups thereof, including meetings in executive session; (iv) be allowed to participate in discussions during these meetings; and (v) be allowed to present positions on issues during these meetings, including the right to make motions. Non-Voting Entities will not be allowed (i) to vote on matters brought for action before the Management Committee, the Operating Committee, the Business Issues Committee or any subcommittee or (ii) to serve as the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson of the Management Committee, the Business Issues Committee, the Operating Committee or any subcommittee. Maintaining the integrity of the sectors and subsectors is important to the proper governance of the ISO. Therefore, any Party may challenge at any time the right of a person, entity or Party to participate in a sector or subsector, by filing a petition with the ISO Board, or by the ISO Board raising the issue on its own motion. Before acting on the petition or its own motion, the ISO Board will provide the person, entity or Party whose status is challenged an opportunity to respond and all interested parties shall be given an opportunity to comment. The ISO Board may request from any interested party, additional information that it considers relevant to its determination. The President of the ISO or the ISO Board may, at their discretion, prohibit the person, entity or Party whose status is challenged from voting on matters before the ISO Committees or subcommittees, pending the decision on the petition by the ISO Board. The ISO Board shall make a decision on the petition and such decision will be within the discretion of the ISO Board.
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Parties to the ISO Agreement. All Incorporating Parties and any person or entity that meets the requirements for participation in any sector or subsector described in Sections 7.04 and 7.06 may become a Party to the ISO Agreement by (i) certifying, to the satisfaction of the ISO Board, that such person or entity satisfies the requirements for participation in the sector (and subsector, if applicable) in which such person or entity wishes to participate and (ii) signing the Agreement. Upon receipt of such certification, the ISO shall notify all Parties of the receipt of the certification and the contents thereof. A Party to this Agreement may participate in the governance of the ISO. There will be a $5,000 annual fee for each Party, except that: Small Consumers shall be subject to a reasonable fee established by the ISO Board; Demand Response Providers with 40 MW or less of resources and Distributed Generators with 2 MW or less of resources shall be subject to an annual fee of $1,000 for the year 2004, an annual fee of $2,000 for the year 2005, an annual fee of $3,000 for the year 2006 and an annual fee of $5,000 for the year 2007 and for every subsequent year thereafter; and not-for-profit organizations that are Environmental Parties and not-for-profit organizations that represent Small Consumers shall pay a $100 annual fee. The annual fees for Parties may be revised by the ISO Board with the concurrence of the Management Committee. Non-Market Participants also may become Parties to this Agreement and participate in the governance of the ISO. The ISO Board shall permit the following types of organizations or groups to participate in the governance of the ISO as Non-Market Participants:
(a) Organizations that represent Small Consumers, including governmental agencies, with experience in electric utility regulatory or electricity-related matters in New York State, that in whole or in part advocate on behalf of Small Consumers in New York State, and governmental agencies that act as retail Load aggregators primarily for Small Consumers; provided that no such organization or agency may be an Affiliate of a Transmission Owner, a Generator, Other Supplier, Public Power Party or Environmental Party, regardless of where located.
(b) Environmental organizations that are non-profit corporations, partnerships, associations or other non-profit entities having the primary purpose of protecting the environment, with experience in electric utility regulatory or electricity-related matters in New York State; provided that no such entity may be an Affiliate of a Transmission Owner, Generator Owner, Other Supplier or Public Power Party, regardless of where located. An organization meeting the foregoing requirements shall not be excluded from the definition of an Environmental Party if it also has a purpose of promoting energy conservation or the generation of electricity from renewable resources. The ISO Board shall certify that a Non-Market Participant organization or agency is eligible to be a Party to the ISO Agreement and participate in the ISO’s governance. Upon the filing of an application with the ISO and payment of a $100 fee per annum, individuals and organizations that either (i) have a significant interest in a sector but do not qualify for membership in that sector or (ii) qualify for membership in a sector but choose not to join that sector (collectively, “Non-Voting Entities”), may participate on a non-voting basis in meetings of the Management Committee, the Operating Committee, the Business Issues Committee, and subcommittees and working groups thereof. Non-Voting Entities will: (i) be Parties to the Agreement; (ii) receive notice of, and agendas and other meeting materials for, meetings of the Management Committee, the Operating Committee and the Business Issues Committee; (iii) be allowed to attend meetings of the Management Committee, the Operating Committee, the Business Issues Committee, and subcommittees and working groups thereof, including meetings in executive session; (iv) be allowed to participate in discussions during these meetings; and (v) be allowed to present positions on issues during these meetings, including the right to make motions. Non-Voting Entities will not be allowed (i) to vote on matters brought for action before the Management Committee, the Operating Committee, the Business Issues Committee or any subcommittee or (ii) to serve as the Chairperson or the Vice-Chairperson of the Management Committee, the Business Issues Committee, the Operating Committee or any subcommittee. Maintaining the integrity of the sectors and subsectors is important to the proper governance of the ISO. Therefore, any Party may challenge at any time the right of a person, entity or Party to participate in a sector or subsector, by filing a petition with the ISO Board, or by the ISO Board raising the issue on its own motion. Before acting on the petition or its own motion, the ISO Board will provide the person, entity or Party whose status is challenged an opportunity to respond and all interested parties shall be given an opportunity to comment. The ISO Board may request from any interested party, additional information that it considers relevant to its determination. The President of the ISO or the ISO Board may, at their discretion, prohibit the person, entity or Party whose status is challenged from voting on matters before the ISO Committees or subcommittees, pending the decision on the petition by the ISO Board. The ISO Board shall make a decision on the petition and such decision will be within the discretion of the ISO Board.
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