Senate Bill S9136

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the use of flammable gas to clean or blow the gas piping of a major electric generating facility

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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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2017-S9136 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §73, Pub Serv L

2017-S9136 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the use of flammable gas to clean or blow the gas piping of a major electric generating facility.

2017-S9136 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S9136 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9136
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 13, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  prohibiting  the
   use  of  flammable  gas to clean or blow the the gas piping of a major
   electric generating facility
 
   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
 73 to read as follows:
   § 73. USE OF FLAMMABLE GAS PROHIBITED. NO PERSON SHALL  USE  FLAMMABLE
 GAS  TO  CLEAN  OR  BLOW  THE  GAS PIPING OF A MAJOR ELECTRIC GENERATING
 FACILITY AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TEN  OF  THIS  CHAPTER.  THE
 COMMISSION  SHALL  THROUGH REGULATION APPROVE AN APPROPRIATE SAFETY PLAN
 FOR ANY NONFLAMMABLE GAS BLOWS CONDUCTED AT A MAJOR ELECTRIC  GENERATING
 FACILITY.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a  law.  Effective  immediately,  the  addition,  amendment,
 and/or  repeal  of  any rules and regulations necessary to implement the
 provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed
 to be completed on or before such effective date.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16190-01-8



              

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