Assembly Bill A11018

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing an investigation by the public service commission during a declared state of emergency

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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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2019-A11018 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8922
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1020-s, Pub Auth L

2019-A11018 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes an investigation by the public service commission during a declared state of emergency to review the performance of the Long Island power authority and any of its service providers in restoring service or otherwise meeting the requirements of the emergency response plan during an emergency event.

2019-A11018 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11018
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             September 9, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Thiele) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to authorizing
   an investigation by the public service commission  during  a  declared
   state of emergency

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1020-s of the public authorities law, as  added  by
 chapter  517 of the laws of 1986, is amended by adding a new subdivision
 3 to read as follows:
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS, IF THE GOVERNOR  DECLARES
 A  STATE  DECLARATION  OF DISASTER EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO SECTION TWENTY-
 EIGHT OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW WHERE THE AFFECTED AREA INCLUDES ANY  PORTION
 OF THE SERVICE TERRITORY, AND SUCH AREA EXPERIENCES ANY WIDESPREAD POWER
 OUTAGE  PERSISTING FOR A PERIOD OF SEVENTY-TWO HOURS OR MORE, THE PUBLIC
 SERVICE COMMISSION MAY OPEN AN INVESTIGATION TO REVIEW  THE  PERFORMANCE
 OF  THE  AUTHORITY AND ANY OF ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS IN RESTORING SERVICE
 OR OTHERWISE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF  THE  EMERGENCY  RESPONSE  PLAN
 DURING  AN  EMERGENCY  EVENT.  IF,  AFTER  EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS OR OTHER
 INVESTIGATORY PROCEEDINGS, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FINDS THAT  THE
 AUTHORITY  OR  ITS  SERVICE PROVIDERS FAILED TO REASONABLY IMPLEMENT ITS
 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN OR THE LENGTH OF OUTAGES WERE MATERIALLY  LONGER
 THAN  THEY  WOULD  HAVE  BEEN,  BECAUSE OF SUCH AUTHORITY OR ITS SERVICE
 PROVIDERS FAILURE TO REASONABLY IMPLEMENT ITS EMERGENCY  RESPONSE  PLAN,
 THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE COMMISSION MAY DENY THE RECOVERY OF ANY PART OF THE
 SERVICE RESTORATION COSTS CAUSED BY SUCH FAILURE, COMMENSURATE WITH  THE
 DEGREE AND IMPACT OF THE SERVICE OUTAGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD17139-02-0

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