Assembly Bill A129

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports

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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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2021-A129 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1380
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-q, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9722
2015-2016: A2777, S5811
2017-2018: A2320, A10004, S4715
2019-2020: A714, S1683

2021-A129 - Summary

Relates to requiring gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports.

2021-A129 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    129
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, GALEF, OTIS, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON,
   BARRON,  RODRIGUEZ, DE LA ROSA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
   NIOU -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to filing gas safety
   reports
 
   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
 66-q to read as follows:
   §  66-Q.  GAS  SAFETY REPORTS. 1. ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIFTEENTH OF EACH
 YEAR, EACH GAS CORPORATION SHALL FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT A  GAS  SAFETY
 REPORT.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  REVIEW  THE REPORTS TO MONITOR EACH GAS
 CORPORATION'S PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS  AND  ALL  OTHER  ACTIVITIES
 RELATED TO PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE GAS SERVICE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
 WHETHER  THE  PROJECTS  OR  ACTIVITIES ARE BEING CARRIED OUT IN A MANNER
 CONSISTENT WITH THIS CHAPTER, THE COMMISSION'S  RULES,  REGULATIONS  AND
 ORDERS,  AND  ANY  PRACTICE  THE DEPARTMENT HAS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE
 PROVISION OF SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE, AND TO TRACK HOW EACH GAS CORPO-
 RATION IS SPENDING ANY FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
 AND ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO  PROVIDING  SAFE  AND  RELIABLE  GAS
 SERVICE.
   2.  THE  GAS  SAFETY  REPORT  PROVIDED  FOR IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL INCLUDE A THOROUGH  DESCRIPTION  AND  EXPLANATION  OF  THE
 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING METHODOLOGY USED TO DETERMINE AND
 PRIORITIZE  PIPELINE  REPLACEMENT  PROJECTS, A DESCRIPTION OF THE CORPO-
 RATION'S OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO GAS  SAFETY,  A
 DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  CORPORATION'S INSPECTIONS OF ITS INTRASTATE TRANS-
 MISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT
 MAY REQUIRE. IF THERE HAS BEEN NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE  IN  A  GAS  CORPO-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2021-A129A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1380
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-q, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9722
2015-2016: A2777, S5811
2017-2018: A2320, A10004, S4715
2019-2020: A714, S1683

2021-A129A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports.

2021-A129A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  129--A
                                                           Cal. No. 3
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, DINOWITZ, GALEF, OTIS, SEAWRIGHT, COLTON,
   VANEL,  SAYEGH,  ZINERMAN,  GRIFFIN  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   COOK, NIOU -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions -- ordered to a third reading, amended and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to filing gas safety
   reports
 
   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
 66-s to read as follows:
   § 66-S. GAS SAFETY REPORTS. 1. ON OR BEFORE MARCH  FIFTEENTH  OF  EACH
 YEAR,  EACH  GAS CORPORATION SHALL FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT A GAS SAFETY
 REPORT. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW THE  REPORTS  TO  MONITOR  EACH  GAS
 CORPORATION'S  PIPELINE  REPLACEMENT  PROJECTS  AND ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES
 RELATED TO PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE GAS SERVICE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
 WHETHER THE PROJECTS OR ACTIVITIES ARE BEING CARRIED  OUT  IN  A  MANNER
 CONSISTENT  WITH  THIS  CHAPTER, THE COMMISSION'S RULES, REGULATIONS AND
 ORDERS, AND ANY PRACTICE THE DEPARTMENT HAS  DEEMED  NECESSARY  FOR  THE
 PROVISION OF SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE, AND TO TRACK HOW EACH GAS CORPO-
 RATION IS SPENDING ANY FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
 AND  ALL  OTHER  ACTIVITIES  RELATED  TO PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE GAS
 SERVICE.
   2. THE GAS SAFETY REPORT PROVIDED  FOR  IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  INCLUDE  A  THOROUGH  DESCRIPTION AND EXPLANATION OF THE
 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING METHODOLOGY USED TO DETERMINE AND
 PRIORITIZE PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS, A DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  CORPO-
 RATION'S  OPERATION  AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO GAS SAFETY, A
 DESCRIPTION OF THE CORPORATION'S INSPECTIONS OF  ITS  INTRASTATE  TRANS-
 MISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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