NY State Senate Bill 2017-S9136

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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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

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S9136          REVISED MEMO 08/13/2018

SPONSOR: BONACIC
 
TITLE OF BILL:  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

 
PURPOSE:

This bill prohibits the use of flammable gas to clean or blow the gas
piping of major electric generating facilities.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1:Amends the Public Service Law to prohibit the use of flammable
gas to clean or blow the gas piping of major electric generating facili-
ties. Further it requires the Public Service Commission to approve an
appropriate safety plan for any nonflammable gas blows conducted at a
major electric generating facility.

Section 2:Effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On February 7, 2010 the Kleen Energy Systems plant in Middletown,
Connecticut was severely damaged, and six workers were killed, when an
explosion occurred at the facility. It was later determined that the
explosion was the result of the use of high pressure flammable gas to
blow debris out of the gas piping in preparation for the plant to become
operational. In the wake of this tragedy the state of Connecticut passed
legislation to prohibit the use of flammable gas to clean or blow the
gas piping of electric generating facilities.  This bill creates a simi-
lar requirement in New York State law.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to state.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
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.

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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