Assembly Bill A7589B

                            
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                                  7589

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  the  description
  of fuel gas transmission lines

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 120 of the public service law,  as
amended  by  chapter  538  of  the  laws  of 1981, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. "Major utility transmission facility" means: (a) an electric trans-
mission line of a design capacity of one hundred  twenty-five  kilovolts
or  more  extending  a  distance  of one mile or more, or of one hundred
kilovolts or more and  less  than  one  hundred  twenty-five  kilovolts,
extending  a  distance of ten miles or more, including associated equip-
ment, but shall not include any such transmission  line  located  wholly
underground  in  a city with a population in excess of one hundred twen-
ty-five thousand or a primary transmission line approved by the  federal
energy regulatory commission in connection with a hydro-electric facili-
ty;  and  (b) [a] ANY fuel gas transmission line extending a distance of
one thousand feet or more to be used to transport fuel gas [at pressures
of one hundred twenty-five pounds per square inch  or  more],  excluding
appurtenant facilities, but shall not include any such transmission line
which is located wholly underground in a city or wholly within the right
of  way  of  a  state, county or town highway or village street as those
terms are defined in article one of the highway law and article  six  of
the  village  law,  or  which  replaces  an  existing transmission line,
including appurtenant facilities, and extends a distance  of  less  than
one mile.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law, provided however,  that  effective  immediately,  the
addition,  amendment  and/or  repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date are  authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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                                 7589--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Energy -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy in  accordance
  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring certain
  information to be filed with department of public service

  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
121-b to read as follows:
  S 121-B. FILING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.  1. ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND  TO
CONSTRUCT  A  GAS GATHERING LINE OR A PIPELINE FACILITY, SHALL FILE WITH
THE DEPARTMENT SPATIAL  MAPPING  DATE,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO
GEOGRAPHIC  INFORMATION  SYSTEM  DATA,  DETAILING  THE  LOCATION OF SUCH
PROPOSED GATHERING LINE OR PIPELINE FACILITY.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ENVIRON-
MENTAL  CONSERVATION,  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND MAINTAIN A COMPUTER MAPPING
SYSTEM FOR PLOTTING THE LOCATION OF GATHERING LINES AND PIPELINE FACILI-
TIES.  SUCH MAPS SHALL OVERLAY LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO  THE  PROVISIONS  OF
ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
  3.    FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "GATHERING LINE" MEANS A  PIPELINE  THAT  TRANSPORTS  GAS  FROM  A
CURRENT PRODUCTION FACILITY TO A TRANSMISSION LINE, MAIN, OR DIRECTLY TO
AN END USER.
  (B)   "PIPELINE   FACILITY"   MEANS   NEW   AND   EXISTING   PIPELINE,
RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND ANY EQUIPMENT, FACILITY,  OR  BUILDING  USED  IN  THE
TRANSPORTATION  OF  GAS  OR IN THE TREATMENT OF GAS DURING THE COURSE OF
TRANSPORTATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law,  provided however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary
for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

              

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