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Assembly Bill A5198

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits electric and gas utilities from contracting with a private contractor unless certain guidelines are met

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2009-A5198 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3507
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Ren Art 9 §§150 - 154 to be Art 10 §§155 - 159, add Art 9 §150, Pub Serv L

2009-A5198 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits electric and gas utilities from contracting with a private contractor unless contracting is cost effective or requires special expertise not available in the bargaining unit or the delay in hiring employees would frustrate the public interest or such hiring is in compliance with requirements of applicable state, local or federal law or other applicable criteria; contains procedural provisions.

2009-A5198 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5198

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRODSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to service contracts
  entered into by a regulated electric and gas utility

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

  Section  1. Legislative findings and intent. The employees of New York
state's electric and gas utilities provide a wide variety  of  essential
services  that enhance the quality of life for the people of this state.
It is the public policy of this state, expressed in the  public  service
law,  that  these  services be provided in the most reliable, cost effi-
cient, and effective manner, with the highest possible standards and the
least threat of corruption.  This  can  best  be  achieved  through  the
employment  of regulated utility employees who have a record of success-
ful, high quality, professional maintenance, clerical, and other techni-
cal work. Therefore, it is the intent of this legislature  that  profes-
sional,  maintenance,  clerical,  and  technical  duties be performed by
employees of a regulated utility unless, due to special  and  particular
circumstances,  they must be performed by a private contractor or unless
such duties have customarily and historically  been  performed  by  such
contractors.
  S  2.  Article 9 and sections 150, 151, 152, 153 and 154 of the public
service law, article 9 and sections 151, 152 and 154, as  renumbered  by
chapter  792 of the laws of 1930, are renumbered article 10 and sections
155 to 159, respectively, and a new  article  9  is  added  to  read  as
follows:
                                ARTICLE 9
                             SUBCONTRACTING
SECTION 150. CONTRACTS FOR PROFESSIONAL, MAINTENANCE, CLERICAL, OR TECH-
               NICAL SERVICES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08219-01-9

              

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