| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
| Jun 20, 2019 |
committed to rules |
| Feb 11, 2019 |
advanced to third reading |
| Feb 05, 2019 |
2nd report cal. |
| Feb 04, 2019 |
1st report cal.121 |
| Jan 24, 2019 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S2383
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
Actions
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2019-S2383 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S2383 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2383
SPONSOR: COMRIE
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring certain
information to be filed with the department of public service
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to ensure fuel gas transmission lines of all
pressures are regulated, inspected, and mapped by the Public Service
Commission (PSC).
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends the public service law to define the terms "gathering
line" and "pipeline facility" and consequently require the filing of
plans with the PSC by those who wish to construct such lines. Addi-
tionally, the plans are required to contain spatial mapping data which
will be used by the PSC and Department of Environmental Conversation
2019-S2383 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2383
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 24, 2019
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Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- 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 requiring certain
information to be filed with the department of public service
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
121-b to read as follows:
§ 121-B. FILING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. 1. ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO
CONSTRUCT A GAS GATHERING LINE OR A PIPELINE FACILITY, SHALL FILE WITH
THE DEPARTMENT SPATIAL MAPPING DATA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM DATA, DETAILING THE LOCATION OF SUCH
PROPOSED GATHERING LINE OR PIPELINE FACILITY.
2. THE DEPARTMENT, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A COMPUTER MAPPING
SYSTEM FOR PLOTTING THE LOCATION OF GATHERING LINES AND PIPELINE FACILI-
TIES. SUCH MAPS SHALL OVERLAY LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
(A) "GATHERING LINE" MEANS A PIPELINE THAT TRANSPORTS GAS FROM A
CURRENT PRODUCTION FACILITY TO A TRANSMISSION LINE, MAIN, OR DIRECTLY TO
AN END USER.
(B) "PIPELINE FACILITY" MEANS NEW AND EXISTING PIPELINE, RIGHTS-OF-
WAY, AND ANY RELATED EQUIPMENT, FACILITY, OR BUILDING, USED IN THE
TRANSPORTATION OF GAS, OR IN THE TREATMENT OF GAS DURING THE COURSE OF
TRANSPORTATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTION, GATHERING, TREATMENT
OR PROCESSING OF SUCH GAS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY: (I) TRANSMISSION
AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATED BY A LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY SUBJECT
TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING RETAIL
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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