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Assembly Bill A4482B

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities

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2009-A4482 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5057
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §54, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1773
2013-2014: S1536
2015-2016: S3873
2017-2018: S5038
2019-2020: S1615

2009-A4482 - Summary

Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities.

2009-A4482 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4482

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ESPAILLAT, EDDINGTON, V. LOPEZ, WRIGHT, COOK --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ALFANO,  BARRA,  COLTON,  DIAZ,  JOHN,
  TOWNS  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Corporations,
  Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to provide for the notification of impending emergencies by elec-
  trical utility corporations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  It  shall  be mandatory for all electrical utility corpo-
rations to notify all media and community officials and request publica-
tion of any impending utility emergency to the affected  community.  The
public  service  commissioner, in conjunction with the attorney general,
is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate  rules  and  regulations
necessary  to  enforce  the  provisions  of this section. Such rules and
regulations shall include but not be limited to  establishing  protocols
which address the magnitude and severity of the impending emergency.
  S  2.  All  electrical utility corporations in this state shall comply
with the rules and regulations prescribed by this act.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07542-01-9

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2009-A4482A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5057
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §54, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1773
2013-2014: S1536
2015-2016: S3873
2017-2018: S5038
2019-2020: S1615

2009-A4482A - Summary

Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities.

2009-A4482A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4482--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ESPAILLAT, EDDINGTON, V. LOPEZ, WRIGHT, COOK --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BARRA, COLTON, JOHN,  TOWNS  --
  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
  and  Commissions  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,   ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing for the
  notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
54 to read as follows:
  S  54. NOTIFICATION OF IMPENDING EMERGENCIES. 1. EVERY ELECTRIC CORPO-
RATION SHALL NOTIFY ALL MEDIA AND COMMUNITY OFFICIALS AND SHALL  REQUEST
PUBLICATION  OF  ANY  IMPENDING  UTILITY  EMERGENCY  TO  ALL COMMUNITIES
AFFECTED.
  2. (A) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL,
SHALL   PROMULGATE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  NECESSARY  TO  ENFORCE  THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  (B) SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO
ESTABLISHING  PROTOCOLS  WHICH ADDRESS THE MAGNITUDE AND SEVERITY OF THE
IMPENDING EMERGENCY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07542-02-9

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2009-A4482B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5057
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §54, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1773
2013-2014: S1536
2015-2016: S3873
2017-2018: S5038
2019-2020: S1615

2009-A4482B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities.

2009-A4482B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 4482--B
                                                        Cal. No. 754

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, V. LOPEZ, WRIGHT, COOK -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M.  of A. ALFANO, BARRA, COLTON, JOHN, TOWNS -- read  once
  and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
  sions  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported from  committee,
  advanced  to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
  its place on the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing for the
  notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
54 to read as follows:
  S 54. NOTIFICATION OF IMPENDING EMERGENCIES. 1. EVERY ELECTRIC  CORPO-
RATION SHALL NOTIFY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A MUNICIPALITY OR THE
DESIGNATED  AGENCY  HEAD OR DEPARTMENT HEAD OF A MUNICIPALITY WHEN THERE
IS AN IMPENDING ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY THAT MAY AFFECT  THE  MUNICIPALITY.
EACH  MUNICIPALITY  NOTIFIED  OF  A  PENDING  ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY SHALL
PROVIDE APPROPRIATE NOTICE AND INFORMATION TO DESIGNATED MEDIA  OUTLETS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ELECTRONIC, PRINT, INTERNET OR OTHER DESIG-
NATED PUBLIC MEDIA OUTLETS SERVING SUCH AFFECTED MUNICIPALITY.
  2. (A) THE COMMISSION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, SHALL
PROMULGATE  RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS SECTION.  THE COMMISSION SHALL SOLICIT INPUT FROM  ELECTRIC  CORPO-
RATIONS AND MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS IN THE PROCESS OF FORMULATING SUCH RULES
AND REGULATIONS.
  (B)  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO
ESTABLISHING PROTOCOLS WHICH ADDRESS THE MAGNITUDE AND SEVERITY  OF  THE
IMPENDING  EMERGENCY,  AS  WELL  AS  PROTOCOLS  FOR  NOTIFICATION OF THE
PUBLIC.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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