Assembly Bill A10499

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the one-call notification system

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A10499 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4862
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง760, 761, 762, 763 & 764, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A3771, S3743

2015-A10499 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the one-call notification system.

2015-A10499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  10499

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 31, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  the  one-call
  notification system

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 760 of the general  business  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  685 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as
follows:
  9. "Local [governing body] GOVERNMENT" means a COUNTY, town [or], city
[outside the city of New York or a county within the city of  New  York]
OR VILLAGE.
  S  2. Paragraph d of subdivision 2 and subdivision 3 of section 761 of
the general business law, paragraph d of subdivision  2  as  amended  by
chapter  215  of  the laws of 1996 and subdivision 3 as added by chapter
685 of the laws of 1994, are added to read as follows:
  d. Provide local [governing bodies]  GOVERNMENTS  with  the  telephone
number  of  the  system and a sample or model notice informing operators
and excavators of the system  and  their  responsibilities  relating  to
protection  of  underground  facilities; cooperate with local [governing
bodies] GOVERNMENTS to encourage their participation in  the  system  to
assure that when permits involving excavation and demolition are issued,
excavators  and operators receive information about the system and about
their obligations to protect underground facilities;
  3. Costs. The costs of  operating  the  system  shall  be  apportioned
equitably  among the members of the system, with the exception of [muni-
cipalities] LOCAL GOVERNMENTS and PUBLIC authorities that operate under-
ground facilities  and  any  operator  of  underground  facilities  that
provides  water  service to less than four thousand customers. In appor-
tioning such costs, the system shall take into  account  the  number  of
customers, extent of underground facilities and frequency of use.
  S  3.  Section  762 of the general business law, as amended by chapter
685 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14677-02-6
              

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