Assembly Bill A5752

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A5752 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §67-b, Pub Serv L

2023-A5752 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to advanced metering infrastructure devices for residential services.

2023-A5752 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5752
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES, DARLING, RA -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Energy
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to advanced metering
   infrastructure devices for residential services
 
   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
 67-b to read as follows:
   §  67-B. ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICES FOR ELECTRIC AND GAS
 SERVICES. 1. THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT ALLOW FOR THE INSTALLATION OF  ANY
 ADVANCED  METERING INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI) DEVICE BY AN ELECTRIC AND/OR GAS
 CORPORATION UNLESS SUCH DEVICE MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE FOLLOWING  STANDARDS
 FOR AMI PERFORMANCE AND SAFETY, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE:
   (A)  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION STANDARDS FOR INTENTIONAL AND
 UNINTENTIONAL RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSIONS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT STANDARDS
 RELATED TO RADIO FREQUENCY EXPOSURE;
   (B) AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE  (ANSI)  SPECIFICATIONS  FOR
 METER ACCURACY AND PERFORMANCE; AND
   (C)  ANY  OTHER  STANDARDS, REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY
 THE COMMISSION TO PROTECT CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY AND ENSURE, TO  THE
 FULLEST  EXTENT  POSSIBLE,  THE  PROTECTION  AND  ENCRYPTION OF CUSTOMER
 PERSONAL, FINANCIAL AND ENERGY USAGE INFORMATION. THE  COMMISSION  SHALL
 PROMULGATE REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS SUBDIVISION.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE SHALL
 INCLUDE:
   (A)  A  ONE-WAY  SMART  METER,  WHICH  SHALL MEAN A DEVICE DESIGNED TO
 UTILIZE ONE-WAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO:
 (I)  POWER  LINE  CARRIER; (II) RADIO FREQUENCY; (III) WIRELESS FIDELITY
 NETWORK; (IV) TELEPHONY; AND (V) THE INTERNET TO TRANSMIT CUSTOMER USAGE
 DATA TO AN ELECTRIC AND/OR GAS CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF  BILLING;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03896-01-3
 A. 5752                             2
              

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