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Assembly Bill A4485

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires gas and electric corporations to prepare emergency response plans

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2009-A4485 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง73, Pub Serv L

2009-A4485 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires gas and electric corporations to prepare emergency response plans covering interruptions of services; specifies some of the elements of the plans; requires the public service commission to promulgate necessary rules and regulations.

2009-A4485 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4485

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, WRIGHT, ENGLEBRIGHT, REILLY -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BARRA, COLTON, JOHN, V. LOPEZ, McENE-
  NY, ROSENTHAL, TOWNS -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Energy

AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring emer-
  gency response plans by gas and 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
73 to read as follows:
  S 73. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS. 1. EVERY GAS OR  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION
SHALL  PREPARE  A PLAN FOR RESPONSE TO INTERRUPTIONS IN SERVICE TO MINI-
MIZE TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PRACTICABLE DAMAGES THEREFROM  TO  CUSTOMERS
AND  ALL  CITIZENS IN THE SERVICE AREA. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT
BE LIMITED TO:
  (A) A SYSTEM FOR WARNING POPULATIONS WHO MAY BE  OR  ARE  IMPACTED  BY
SERVICE INTERRUPTION;
  (B)  ARRANGEMENTS  FOR  EMERGENCY  SERVICES  WHERE  THERE MAY BE HUMAN
SUFFERING;
  (C) CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES WITH RESPECT  TO  RESTORATION
OF SERVICES;
  (D) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC;
  (E) COORDINATION STRATEGY WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT; AND
  (F)  PROCEDURE  FOR  CUSTOMERS  TO  DOCUMENT,  REPORT  AND COLLECT FOR
DAMAGES INCURRED DUE TO SERVICE INTERRUPTION.
  2. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS AS ARE NECES-
SARY AND APPROPRIATE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law provided that the public  service  commission
shall  commence immediately to promulgate rules and regulations provided
for in this act.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07549-01-9

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