S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3042--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 22, 2021
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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.
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event, defined for purposes of this subdivision as an event where wide-
spread outages have occurred in the authority's service territory due to
a storm or other causes beyond the control of the authority and the
service provider, (ii) consistent with the requirements of paragraph (a)
of subdivision twenty-one of section sixty-six of the public service law
and any regulations and orders adopted thereto, and (iii) establishing
the separate responsibilities of the authority and service provider.
SUCH EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE PROVISIONS REGARDING HOW
CUSTOMERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH ALTERNATIVE MEASURES TO ENSURE THEIR
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IF POWER CANNOT ADEQUATELY BE PROVIDED. SUCH
PROVISIONS SHALL INCLUDE PROVIDING ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR LODGING FOR
ANY INDIVIDUAL REQUIRING ESSENTIAL ELECTRICITY FOR MEDICAL NEEDS AND
SHALL ALSO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES, AS NEEDED.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.