| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
| Apr 25, 2019 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S5313
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
Actions
2019-S5313 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S5313 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5313
SPONSOR: THOMAS
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to
prohibiting the attachment of wireless equipment and other like attach-
ments to existing utility poles in certain circumstances
PURPOSE:
To prohibit the attachment of wireless broadcast or relay equipment or
any other like attachments to utility poles.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends § 119-a of the Public Service Law to prohibit the
attachment of wireless broadcast or relay equipment or any other like
attachments to utility poles unless an existing easement is explicitly
amended to include wireless equipment or a new easement is written and
filed to allow for the attachment of wireless broadcast, relay equipment
or any other like attachment to a utility pole.
2019-S5313 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5313
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 25, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- 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 prohibiting the
attachment of wireless equipment and other like attachments to exist-
ing utility poles in certain circumstances
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 119-a of the public
service law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added
to read as follows:
2. THE COMMISSION SHALL PROHIBIT THE ATTACHMENT OF WIRELESS BROADCAST
OR RELAY EQUIPMENT, OR ANY OTHER LIKE ATTACHMENTS, TO ANY UTILITY POLE
WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON, BEFORE OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, OR UNLESS AN EXISTING EASEMENT IS EXPLICITLY AMENDED IN
WRITING AND FILED TO INCLUDE WIRELESS BROADCAST OR RELAY EQUIPMENT, OR
ANY OTHER LIKE ATTACHMENTS TO A UTILITY POLE, OR UNLESS A NEW EASEMENT
IS WRITTEN AND FILED TO ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT OF WIRELESS BROADCAST OR
RELAY EQUIPMENT, OR ANY OTHER LIKE ATTACHMENTS, TO A UTILITY POLE. SUCH
AMENDMENTS TO AN EXISTING EASEMENT OR A NEW EASEMENT SHALL NOT AFFECT
ANY ADJOINING PROPERTY OR PROPERTY OWNERS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11323-01-9
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