S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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890
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 8, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to developing state-
wide standards for color coding all conduits used, operated or owned
by public service corporations for identification purposes
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 5 of the public service law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. ON OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN, THE COMMISSION
SHALL DEVELOP RULES AND REGULATIONS MANDATING STATEWIDE STANDARDS FOR
COLOR CODING ALL LINES, WIRES, CABLES, AND CONDUITS USED, OPERATED OR
OWNED BY UTILITY CORPORATIONS, STEAM CORPORATIONS, ELECTRIC CORPO-
RATIONS, GAS CORPORATIONS, TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS AND TELEGRAPH CORPO-
RATIONS, AS SUCH CORPORATIONS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THIS ARTI-
CLE, TO FACILITATE IDENTIFICATION OF SUCH LINES, WIRES, CABLES AND
CONDUITS DURING TIMES OF EMERGENCY AND/OR NATURAL DISASTER. COLOR
CODING SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY PLACEMENT OF TAGS ON EACH CONNECTING END
OF ALL LINES, WIRES, CABLES AND CONDUITS AND ON ALL UTILITY POLES. SUCH
RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL APPLY TO ALL LINES, WIRES, CABLES, CONDUITS
AND UTILITY POLES INSTALLED OR REPAIRED BY SUCH CORPORATIONS ON OR AFTER
JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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