Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 03, 2023 |
signed chap.33 delivered to governor |
Feb 14, 2023 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.164 substituted for s2227 |
Jan 17, 2023 |
referred to rules delivered to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.9 rules report cal.9 reported reported referred to rules |
Jan 11, 2023 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A978
Signed By Governor2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2023-A978 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S2227
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Ren §66-s to be §66-u, amd §66-u, Pub Serv L (as proposed in S.1380-A & A.129-A)
2023-A978 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports; authorizes the public service commission to order reasonable improvements to promote public interest, preserve public health and protect those using gas when there is a deficiency in a gas corporation's prioritization or administration of its pipeline replacement projects or operation and maintenance activities related to gas safety.
2023-A978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 978 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring gas corporations to file gas safety reports THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 66-s of the public service law, as added by a chap- ter of the laws of 2022 amending the public service law relating to filing gas safety reports, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1380-A and A. 129-A, is renumbered section 66-u and amended to read as follows: § 66-u. Gas safety reports. 1. On or before [March fifteenth] APRIL THIRTIETH of each year, each gas corporation shall file with the depart- ment a gas safety report. The department shall review the reports to monitor each gas corporation's pipeline replacement projects and all other activities related to providing safe and reliable gas service in order to determine whether the projects or activities are being carried out in a manner consistent with this chapter, the commission's rules, regulations and orders, and any practice the department has deemed necessary for the provision of safe and reliable service, and to track how each gas corporation is spending any funds allocated for pipeline replacement projects and all other activities related to providing safe and reliable gas service. 2. The gas safety report provided for in subdivision one of this section shall include a thorough description and explanation of the strategic planning and decision-making methodology used to determine and prioritize pipeline replacement projects, a description of the corpo- ration's operation and maintenance activities related to gas safety, a description of the corporation's inspections of its intrastate trans- mission and distribution lines, LEAK REPAIR INFORMATION, and any other information the department may require. If there has been no substantial EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04308-01-3
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