Assembly Bill A9985

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the one-call notification system

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6756 - Signed by Governor


  • 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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2017-A9985 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6756
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§760, 761, 762, 763 & 764, Gen Bus L

2017-A9985 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the one-call notification system.

2017-A9985 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9985
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, GALEF, SEAWRIGHT, VANEL -- read
   once  and  referred  to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and
   Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation  to  the  one-call
   notification   system;   and  providing  for  the  repeal  of  certain
   provisions upon expiration thereof

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

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