Assembly Bill A2777

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports

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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-A2777 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5811
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง66-o, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9722
2017-2018: A2320, A10004, S4715
2019-2020: A714, S1683
2021-2022: A129, S1380

2015-A2777 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports.

2015-A2777 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2777

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 20, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRENNAN,  RODRIGUEZ,  OTIS  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to filing gas safety
  reports

  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
66-o to read as follows:
  S 66-O. GAS SAFETY REPORTS. 1. ON OR BEFORE MARCH  FIFTEENTH  OF  EACH
YEAR,  EACH  GAS CORPORATION SHALL FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT A GAS SAFETY
REPORT. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW THE  REPORTS  TO  MONITOR  EACH  GAS
CORPORATION'S  PIPELINE  REPLACEMENT  PROJECTS  AND ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES
RELATED TO PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE GAS SERVICE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
WHETHER THE PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES ARE BEING CARRIED  OUT  IN  A  MANNER
CONSISTENT  WITH  THIS  CHAPTER, THE COMMISSION'S RULES, REGULATIONS AND
ORDERS, AND ANY PRACTICE THE DEPARTMENT HAS  DEEMED  NECESSARY  FOR  THE
PROVISION OF SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE, AND TO TRACK HOW EACH GAS CORPO-
RATION IS SPENDING ANY FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
AND  ALL  OTHER  ACTIVITIES  RELATED  TO PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE GAS
SERVICE.
  2. THE GAS SAFETY REPORT PROVIDED  FOR  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  INCLUDE  A  THOROUGH  DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION OF THE
STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING METHODOLOGY USED TO DETERMINE AND
PRIORITIZE PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS, A DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  CORPO-
RATION'S  OPERATION  AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO GAS SAFETY, A
DESCRIPTION OF THE CORPORATION'S INSPECTIONS OF  ITS  INTRASTATE  TRANS-
MISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT
MAY  REQUIRE.  IF  THERE  HAS BEEN NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN A GAS CORPO-
RATION'S SAFETY REPORT SINCE THE GAS SAFETY REPORT MOST  RECENTLY  FILED
WITH  THE  DEPARTMENT,  THE CORPORATION, WITH CONSENT OF THE DEPARTMENT,
MAY FILE AN UPDATED VERSION OF SUCH REPORT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02512-02-5
              

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