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Assembly Bill A4732

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires any utility to repair and restore to its original condition any roadway of this state that it disturbs or destroys while maintaining its respective service

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2017-A4732 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A10212

2017-A4732 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the public service commission require any utility subject to the provisions of the public service law to repair and restore to its original condition any roadway of this state that it disturbs or destroys while maintaining its respective service.

2017-A4732 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4732
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring utili-
   ties to repair certain roadways
 
   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. THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE ANY UTILITY SUBJECT TO THE  PROVISIONS
 OF  THIS  CHAPTER  TO  REPAIR  AND RESTORE TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION ANY
 STATE OR LOCAL HIGHWAY LOCATED  IN  A  CITY,  COUNTY,  TOWN  OR  VILLAGE
 OUTSIDE  OF  A  CITY  WITH  A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, THAT IT
 DISTURBS OR DESTROYS WHILE MAINTAINING ITS RESPECTIVE SERVICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become law; provided, however, that effective immediately,
 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or  regulation  neces-
 sary  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.
                                                            LBD08729-01-7

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