NY State Senate Bill 2019-S1615

Senate Bill S1615

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities

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2019-S1615 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §54, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S5057
2011-2012: S1773
2013-2014: S1536
2015-2016: S3873
2017-2018: S5038

2019-S1615 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities.

2019-S1615 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S1615

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to providing for the
notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill provides notification of impending emergencies by electrical
utility corporations to affected communities.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

This bill would mandate all electrical utility corporations to notify
the chief executive officer of a municipality or the designated agency
head or department head of a municipality when there is an impending
electrical emergency that may affect the municipality. Each municipality
notified of a pending electrical emergency shall provide appropriate
notice and information to designated media outlets.

The public service commission, with the attorney general, shall promul-
gate rules and regulations necessary to enforce the provisions of
section one. The commission shall solicit input from electric corpo-
rations and municipal officials in the process of formulating such rules
and regulations.

Such rules and regulations shall include but not limited to establishing
protocols which address the magnitude and Severity of the impending
emergency, as well as protocol's for notification of the public. This
act shall take effect en the one hundred eightieth day.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

During the recent power cutage in New York City, Con Edison failed te
notify customers of the impending blackout, which occurred on July G,
1999, nor were any efforts made to reach a broad number of people
through the media. This bill, when enacted would require the utility
corporations to do so is the future.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2001-02: A.7085 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities & Commissions

2003-04: A.5268 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities & Commissions

2005-06: A.4104 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities & Commissions

2007-08: A.4578 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities & Commissions

2009-10: S.5057B- Referred to Corporations, Authorities & Commissions

2011-12: S.1773 - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications

2013-14: S.1536 - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications

2013-14: S.3873 - Referred to Energy and Telecommunications

2017/18: S.5038 - Energy and Telecommunications

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect 180 days after becoming a law.

2019-S1615 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1615
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing for the
   notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations

   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
 54 to read as follows:
   §  54. NOTIFICATION OF IMPENDING EMERGENCIES. 1. EVERY ELECTRIC CORPO-
 RATION SHALL NOTIFY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A MUNICIPALITY OR THE
 DESIGNATED AGENCY HEAD OR DEPARTMENT HEAD OF A MUNICIPALITY  WHEN  THERE
 IS  AN  IMPENDING ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY THAT MAY AFFECT THE MUNICIPALITY.
 EACH MUNICIPALITY NOTIFIED  OF  A  PENDING  ELECTRICAL  EMERGENCY  SHALL
 PROVIDE  APPROPRIATE NOTICE AND INFORMATION TO DESIGNATED MEDIA OUTLETS,
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ELECTRONIC, PRINT, INTERNET OR OTHER DESIG-
 NATED PUBLIC MEDIA OUTLETS SERVING SUCH AFFECTED MUNICIPALITY.
   2. (A) THE COMMISSION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, SHALL
 PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS  OF
 THIS  SECTION.   THE COMMISSION SHALL SOLICIT INPUT FROM ELECTRIC CORPO-
 RATIONS AND MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS IN THE PROCESS OF FORMULATING SUCH RULES
 AND REGULATIONS.
   (B) SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO
 ESTABLISHING  PROTOCOLS  WHICH ADDRESS THE MAGNITUDE AND SEVERITY OF THE
 IMPENDING EMERGENCY, AS  WELL  AS  PROTOCOLS  FOR  NOTIFICATION  OF  THE
 PUBLIC.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07271-01-9

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