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Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Jan 26, 2021 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S2839
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2021-S2839 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §66-q, Pub Serv L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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S7083
2021-S2839 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2839 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring energy suppliers to supply generators to all emergency shelters and cooling centers for use in emergency situations PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 66-p to read as follows: Generators for emergency shelters and cooling centers. 2. For the purposes of this section, the following terms are defined: "Alternate generated power source", "Cooling Center", and "Temporary Emergency Shelter."
2021-S2839 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2839 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- 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 energy suppliers to supply generators to all emergency shelters and cooling centers for use in emergency situations 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. GENERATORS FOR EMERGENCY SHELTERS AND COOLING CENTERS. 1. EVERY ELECTRIC CORPORATION WHICH PROVIDES ELECTRICITY TO ANY TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER OR COOLING CENTER IN THIS STATE SHALL PROVIDE EACH SUCH TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER OR COOLING CENTER WITH AN ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE FOR USE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WHERE ELECTRIC SERVICE HAS BEEN DISRUPTED. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE" SHALL MEAN ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT THAT IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE ELECTRICITY TO SUPPORT, AT A MINIMUM, NECESSARY LIGHTING, HEATING, COOLING, AND LIFE-SAFETY SYSTEMS WITHIN A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SHELTER OR COOLING CENTER, WHICH CAN OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF THE LOCAL ELECTRIC UTILITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND PROVIDE ELECTRICITY DURING A GENERAL POWER OUTAGE OR DECLARED ENERGY OR FUEL SUPPLY EMERGENCY, INCLUDING A NATURAL DISASTER. (B) "COOLING CENTER" SHALL MEAN A PUBLIC SPACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS MAY GO TO SEEK SHELTER FROM EXTREME HOT WEATHER, AND WHICH HAS BEEN DESIG- NATED AS SUCH BY THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BY THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OR BY ANY LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN THIS STATE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06660-01-1
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