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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Nov 19, 2021 | print number 3042a |
Nov 19, 2021 | amend (t) and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Jan 22, 2021 | referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
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Co-Sponsors
Inez E. Dickens
Judy Griffin
Jo Anne Simon
Sandy Galef
Multi-Sponsors
Brian D. Miller
A3042 - Details
A3042 - Summary
Requires electric companies to provide alternative measures to ensure customers with documented need for essential electricity for medical needs have access to electricity during power outages; requires electric companies to provide generators or lodging for such individuals and transportation for medical devices.
A3042 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3042 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, DICKENS, GRIFFIN, SIMON, GALEF, MONTESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authori- ties and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring elec- tric companies to provide alternative measures to ensure customers with documented need for essential electricity for medical needs are able to maintain their health and well-being during power outages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 21 of section 66 of the public service law, as added by section 4 of part X of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: (iii) identification of and outreach plans to customers who had docu- mented their need for essential electricity for medical needs, INCLUDING PROVISIONS REGARDING HOW SUCH CUSTOMERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH ALTERNA- TIVE MEASURES TO ENSURE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IF POWER CANNOT ADEQUATELY BE PROVIDED. SUCH PROVISIONS SHALL INCLUDE PROVIDING ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR LODGING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIRING SUCH ESSENTIAL ELEC- TRICITY FOR MEDICAL NEEDS AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES, AS NEEDED. SUCH PROVISIONS SHALL ALSO SPECIFY THAT ANY COST INCURRED BY AN ELECTRIC COMPANY IN PROVIDING SUCH ALTERNATIVE MEAS- URES SHALL NOT BE BORNE BY RATE PAYERS; § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02594-01-1
Co-Sponsors
Inez E. Dickens
Judy Griffin
Jo Anne Simon
Sandy Galef
Multi-Sponsors
Brian D. Miller
A3042A (ACTIVE) - Details
A3042A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires electric companies to provide alternative measures to ensure customers with documented need for essential electricity for medical needs have access to electricity during power outages; requires electric companies to provide generators or lodging for such individuals and transportation for medical devices.
A3042A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3042--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 22, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, DICKENS, GRIFFIN, SIMON, GALEF, MONTESA- NO, SEAWRIGHT, DeSTEFANO, GOTTFRIED, THIELE, SANTABARBARA, TAGUE, DURSO, LEMONDES, LAWLER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. B. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public service law and the public authorities law, in relation to requiring electric companies to provide alternative measures to ensure customers are able to maintain their health and well-being during power outages THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 21 of section 66 of the public service law, as added by section 4 of part X of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: (iii) identification of and outreach plans to customers who had docu- mented their need for essential electricity for medical needs, INCLUDING PROVISIONS REGARDING HOW SUCH CUSTOMERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH ALTERNA- TIVE MEASURES TO ENSURE THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IF POWER CANNOT ADEQUATELY BE PROVIDED. SUCH PROVISIONS SHALL INCLUDE PROVIDING ELEC- TRIC GENERATORS OR LODGING FOR THE INDIVIDUAL REQUIRING SUCH ESSENTIAL ELECTRICITY FOR MEDICAL NEEDS AND SHALL ALSO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES, AS NEEDED. SUCH PROVISIONS SHALL ALSO SPECIFY THAT ANY COST INCURRED BY AN ELECTRIC COMPANY IN PROVIDING SUCH ALTERNATIVE MEAS- URES SHALL NOT BE BORNE BY RATE PAYERS; § 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (cc) of section 1020-f of the public authorities law, as added by section 7 of part A of chapter 173 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: 1. The service provider shall, in consultation with the authority, prepare and maintain an emergency response plan (i) to assure the reasonably prompt restoration of service in the case of an emergency EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02594-07-1