Senate Bill S1618

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee


  • 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-S1618 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3919
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §67-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9091
2013-2014: A1857
2015-2016: A4354, A5354
2017-2018: S7214, A3066
2021-2022: S3030
2023-2024: S404, A6300

2019-S1618 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services.

2019-S1618 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1618
 
                        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 advanced metering
   infrastructure devices for residential services

   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
 67-b to read as follows:
   §  67-B. ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICES FOR ELECTRIC AND GAS
 SERVICES. 1. THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF  ANY
 ADVANCED  METERING INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI) DEVICE BY AN ELECTRIC AND/OR GAS
 CORPORATION UNLESS SUCH DEVICE MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE FOLLOWING  STANDARDS
 FOR AMI PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A)  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION STANDARDS FOR INTENTIONAL AND
 UNINTENTIONAL RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSIONS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT STANDARDS
 RELATED TO RADIO FREQUENCY EXPOSURE;
   (B) AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE  (ANSI)  SPECIFICATIONS  FOR
 METER ACCURACY AND PERFORMANCE; AND
   (C)  ANY  OTHER  STANDARDS, REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY
 THE COMMISSION TO PROTECT CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ENSURE, TO  THE
 FULLEST  EXTENT  POSSIBLE,  THE  PROTECTION  AND  ENCRYPTION OF CUSTOMER
 PERSONAL, FINANCIAL AND ENERGY USAGE INFORMATION. THE  COMMISSION  SHALL
 PROMULGATE REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS SUBDIVISION.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE SHALL
 INCLUDE:
   (A)  A  ONE-WAY  SMART  METER,  WHICH  SHALL MEAN A DEVICE DESIGNED TO
 UTILIZE ONE-WAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO:
 (I)  POWER  LINE  CARRIER; (II) RADIO FREQUENCY; (III) WIRELESS FIDELITY
 NETWORK; (IV) TELEPHONY; AND (V) THE INTERNET TO TRANSMIT CUSTOMER USAGE
 DATA TO AN ELECTRIC AND/OR GAS CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF  BILLING;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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