S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7414
I N S E N A T E
May 10, 2012
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Introduced by Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
cations
AN ACT to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
in relation to requiring that the public service commission ensure
equitable treatment of all retail customers of electric corporations
and municipal electric utilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 21 of section 66 of the public service law, as
added by chapter 718 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
21. The commission shall require every electric corporation to submit
storm plans to the commission for review and approval at such times and
in such detail and form as the commission shall require, provided,
however, that the same shall be filed at least annually. TO ENSURE THE
EQUITABLE TREATMENT OF ALL RETAIL CUSTOMERS IN NEW YORK, THE COMMISSION
SHALL REQUIRE THAT THE ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S STORM PLAN RESTORES
SERVICE TO RETAIL CUSTOMERS OF ADJACENT ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS AND MUNIC-
IPAL ELECTRIC UTILITIES THAT DEPEND ON THE ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S FACIL-
ITIES FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE ON A BASIS COMPARABLE TO ITS RETAIL CUSTOM-
ERS.
S 2. Section 1020-cc of the public authorities law, as amended by
chapter 413 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
S 1020-cc. Authority subject to certain provisions contained in the
state finance law, the public service law, the social services law and
the general municipal law. All contracts of the authority shall be
subject to the provisions of the state finance law relating to contracts
made by the state. The authority shall also establish rules and regu-
lations with respect to providing to its residential gas, electric and
steam utility customers those rights and protections provided in article
two and sections one hundred seventeen and one hundred eighteen of the
public service law and section one hundred thirty-one-s of the social
services law. The authority shall conform to any safety standards
regarding manual lockable disconnect switches for solar electric gener-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ating equipment established by the public service commission pursuant to
subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision five and subparagraph
(ii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision five-a of section sixty-six-j of
the public service law. THE AUTHORITY SHALL SUBMIT STORM PLANS, AT LEAST
ANNUALLY, IN SUCH A MANNER SIMILAR IN DETAIL AND FORM AS THE PUBLIC
SERVICE COMMISSION REQUIRES PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWENTY-ONE OF
SECTION SIXTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW. The authority shall let
contracts for construction or purchase of supplies, materials, or equip-
ment pursuant to section one hundred three and paragraph (e) of subdivi-
sion four of section one hundred twenty-w of the general municipal law.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.