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Senate Bill S5853

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires certain information to be filed with the department of public service

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2021-S5853 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §121-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5730
2013-2014: S3287
2015-2016: S1805
2017-2018: S8319
2019-2020: S2383
2023-2024: S3012
2025-2026: S4349

2021-S5853 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain information to be filed with the department of public service.

2021-S5853 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5853 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5853
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 certain
   information to be filed with the department of public service

   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
 121-b to read as follows:
   §  121-B. FILING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.  1. ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO
 CONSTRUCT A GAS GATHERING LINE OR A PIPELINE FACILITY, SHALL  FILE  WITH
 THE  DEPARTMENT  SPATIAL  MAPPING  DATA,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO
 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM  DATA,  DETAILING  THE  LOCATION  OF  SUCH
 PROPOSED GATHERING LINE OR PIPELINE FACILITY.
   2.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
 MENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL ESTABLISH AND  MAINTAIN  A  COMPUTER  MAPPING
 SYSTEM FOR PLOTTING THE LOCATION OF GATHERING LINES AND PIPELINE FACILI-
 TIES.    SUCH  MAPS SHALL OVERLAY LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
 ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
   3.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "GATHERING  LINE"  MEANS  A  PIPELINE  THAT TRANSPORTS GAS FROM A
 CURRENT PRODUCTION FACILITY TO A TRANSMISSION LINE, MAIN, OR DIRECTLY TO
 AN END USER.
   (B) "PIPELINE FACILITY" MEANS NEW AND  EXISTING  PIPELINE,  RIGHTS-OF-
 WAY,  AND  ANY  RELATED  EQUIPMENT,  FACILITY,  OR BUILDING, USED IN THE
 TRANSPORTATION OF GAS, OR IN THE TREATMENT OF GAS DURING THE  COURSE  OF
 TRANSPORTATION,  IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTION, GATHERING, TREATMENT
 OR PROCESSING OF SUCH GAS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE  ANY:  (I)  TRANSMISSION
 AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATED BY A LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY SUBJECT
 TO  THE  JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING RETAIL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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