| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 05, 2022 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
| Jun 10, 2021 |
committed to rules |
| Feb 08, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
| Feb 03, 2021 |
2nd report cal. amended 695b |
| Feb 02, 2021 |
1st report cal.247 |
| Jan 27, 2021 |
print number 695a |
| Jan 27, 2021 |
amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
| Jan 06, 2021 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S695B
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2021-S695 - Details
2021-S695 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S695
SPONSOR: KAPLAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring cell
towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power
outage
PURPOSE:
This legislation would require every owner or operator of cellular
network infrastructure to the extent practicable equip the infrastruc-
ture with an emergency back-up power source to maintain operation of
such cellular network in the case of a loss of power.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends general business law by adding a new section 399-yyyy
to require every owner or operator of cellular network infrastructure in
the state, to the extent practicable, to equip the infrastructure with
2021-S695 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
695
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele-
communications
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring cell
towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power
outage
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-yyyy to read as follows:
§ 399-YYYY. CELLULAR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE; BACKUP POWER. 1. EVERY
OWNER OR OPERATOR OF CELLULAR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATED IN THIS
STATE SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, EQUIP ALL SUCH CELLULAR NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURE WITH AN EMERGENCY BACK-UP POWER SOURCE CAPABLE OF PROVID-
ING ADEQUATE POWER TO MAINTAIN THE OPERATION OF SUCH CELLULAR NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CASE OF A LOSS OF POWER.
2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CELLULAR NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE"
SHALL MEAN ANY PART OF A RADIO TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK THAT PROVIDES
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT CELLULAR PHONES,
LOCATED THROUGHOUT A GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE AREA, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, CELL TOWERS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02588-02-1
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2021-S695A - Details
2021-S695A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S695A
SPONSOR: KAPLAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring cell
towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power
outage
PURPOSE:
This legislation would require every owner or operator of macro cell
tower sites to the extent practicable equip the infrastructure with an
emergency back-up power source using renewable energy, fuel cell elec-
tric generating equipment or a storage system cable of powering the site
for a minimum of seventy two hours.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 states that every owner or operator of macro cell tower sites
in the State to the extent practicable shall equip all macro cell tower
2021-S695A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
695--A
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele-
communications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring cell
towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power
outage
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-yyyy to read as follows:
§ 399-YYYY. MACRO CELL TOWER SITES; BACK-UP POWER. 1. EVERY OWNER OR
OPERATOR OF MACRO CELL TOWER SITES LOCATED IN THIS STATE SHALL, TO THE
EXTENT PRACTICABLE, EQUIP ALL SUCH MACRO CELL TOWER SITES WITH AN EMER-
GENCY BACK-UP POWER SOURCE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE POWER TO MAIN-
TAIN THE OPERATION OF SUCH MACRO CELL TOWER SITES IN THE CASE OF A LOSS
OF POWER. SUCH EMERGENCY BACK-UP POWER SOURCE SHALL USE A RENEWABLE
ENERGY SYSTEM, FUEL CELL ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT, OR AN ENERGY
STORAGE SYSTEM AND BE CAPABLE OF POWERING A MACRO CELL TOWER SITE FOR A
MINIMUM OF AT LEAST SEVENTY-TWO HOURS.
2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MACRO CELL TOWER SITE" SHALL
MEAN THE PLACE WHERE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND NETWORK
COMPONENTS, INCLUDING TOWERS, TRANSMITTERS, BASE STATIONS, AND EMERGENCY
POWERS NECESSARY FOR PROVIDING WIDE AREA OUTDOOR SERVICE, ARE LOCATED. A
MACRO CELL TOWER SITE SHALL NOT INCLUDE ROOFTOP, SMALL CELL, OR OUTDOOR
AND INDOOR DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM SITES.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02588-04-1
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 40th Senate District
2021-S695B (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S695B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S695B
SPONSOR: KAPLAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring cell
towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power
outage
PURPOSE:
This legislation would require every owner or operator of macro cell
tower sites to the extent practicable equip the infrastructure with an
emergency back-up power source using renewable energy, fuel cell elec-
tric generating equipment or a storage system cable of powering the site
for a minimum of seventy two hours.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 states that every owner or operator of macro cell tower sites
in the State to the extent practicable shall equip all macro cell tower
2021-S695B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
695--B
Cal. No. 247
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 6, 2021
___________
Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, GAUGHRAN, HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered
printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy
and Telecommunications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported
favorably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on
first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted,
retaining its place in the order of second report
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring cell
towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power
outage
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-yyyy to read as follows:
§ 399-YYYY. MACRO CELL TOWER SITES; BACK-UP POWER. 1. EVERY OWNER OR
OPERATOR OF MACRO CELL TOWER SITES LOCATED IN THIS STATE SHALL, TO THE
EXTENT PRACTICABLE, EQUIP ALL SUCH MACRO CELL TOWER SITES WITH AN EMER-
GENCY BACK-UP POWER SOURCE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE POWER TO MAIN-
TAIN THE OPERATION OF SUCH MACRO CELL TOWER SITES IN THE CASE OF A LOSS
OF POWER. SUCH EMERGENCY BACK-UP POWER SOURCE SHALL USE A RENEWABLE
ENERGY SYSTEM, FUEL CELL ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT, OR AN ENERGY
STORAGE SYSTEM AND BE CAPABLE OF POWERING A MACRO CELL TOWER SITE FOR A
MINIMUM OF AT LEAST SEVENTY-TWO HOURS. IF A MACRO CELL TOWER SITE IS
ALREADY EQUIPPED WITH AN EMERGENCY BACK-UP POWER SOURCE PRIOR TO THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THEN THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF SUCH MACRO
TOWER SITE SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO UPDATE SUCH EMERGENCY BACK-UP POWER
SOURCE TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT
ONCE SUCH EMERGENCY BACK-UP POWER SOURCE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE OWNER
OR OPERATOR SHALL EQUIP SUCH MACRO CELL TOWER SITE WITH AN EMERGENCY
BACK-UP POWER SOURCE THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
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