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Assembly Bill A7515B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning certain services

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2023-A7515 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5918
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §119-e, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A2447, S1848

2023-A7515 - Summary

Requires corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning services that may interfere with a property owner's ability to use, or access such owner's property; requires notice to include direct contact information for any subcontractor being used for such services; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

2023-A7515 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7515
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring  corpo-
   rations  and  municipalities to notify property owners prior to begin-
   ning certain 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
 119-d to read as follows:
   § 119-D. NOTIFICATION TO PROPERTY OWNERS. 1.  PRIOR TO  BEGINNING  ANY
 SCHEDULED  SERVICE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH A PROPERTY OWNER'S ABILITY TO
 ENJOY, USE, OR ACCESS SUCH PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY, A GAS CORPORATION,
 AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A WATER  CORPO-
 RATION, A STEAM CORPORATION, A TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, A TELEPHONE CORPO-
 RATION  OR  A  MUNICIPALITY  RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES SHALL
 PROVIDE NOTICE TO SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER  THAT  SUCH  SERVICE  IS  TO  BE
 PERFORMED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE SERVICE
 TO  BE PERFORMED, THE EXPECTED DURATION OF SUCH SERVICE, THE LOCATION OF
 SUCH SERVICE, ANY ROAD CLOSURES OR DETOURS THAT SHALL OCCUR DUE TO  SUCH
 SERVICE,  ANY  NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SERVICE VEHICLES, THAT MAY
 INTRUDE UPON THE PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY OR INTERFERE WITH SUCH  PROP-
 ERTY  OWNER'S  ABILITY  TO  ENJOY,  USE, OR ACCESS SUCH PROPERTY OWNER'S
 PROPERTY, AND THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR  THE  CORPORATION  OR  MUNICI-
 PALITY  PERFORMING SUCH SERVICE. NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN AS FAR IN ADVANCE
 AS CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ALLOW, BUT SHALL BE GIVEN NO MORE THAN THIRTY  DAYS
 IN  ADVANCE OF THE START DATE OF SUCH SERVICE AND NO LESS THAN FIVE DAYS
 IN ADVANCE OF THE START OF SUCH SERVICE.
   2. A GAS CORPORATION, AN ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  A  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION,  A  WATER  CORPORATION,  A STEAM   CORPORATION, A TELEGRAPH
 CORPORATION, A TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING  EQUIV-
 ALENT  UTILITY  SERVICES SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09978-04-3

2023-A7515A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5918
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §119-e, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A2447, S1848

2023-A7515A - Summary

Requires corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning services that may interfere with a property owner's ability to use, or access such owner's property; requires notice to include direct contact information for any subcontractor being used for such services; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

2023-A7515A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7515--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG  --  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, in relation to requiring corpo-
   rations and municipalities to notify property owners prior  to  begin-
   ning certain 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
 119-d to read as follows:
   §  119-D.  NOTIFICATION TO PROPERTY OWNERS. 1.  PRIOR TO BEGINNING ANY
 SCHEDULED SERVICE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH A PROPERTY OWNER'S ABILITY  TO
 ENJOY, USE, OR ACCESS SUCH PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY, A GAS CORPORATION,
 AN  ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A WATER CORPO-
 RATION, A STEAM CORPORATION, A TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, A TELEPHONE CORPO-
 RATION OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING  EQUIVALENT  UTILITY  SERVICES  SHALL
 PROVIDE  NOTICE  TO  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER  THAT  SUCH  SERVICE IS TO BE
 PERFORMED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE SERVICE
 TO BE PERFORMED, THE EXPECTED DURATION OF SUCH SERVICE, THE LOCATION  OF
 SUCH  SERVICE, ANY ROAD CLOSURES OR DETOURS THAT SHALL OCCUR DUE TO SUCH
 SERVICE, ANY NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SERVICE VEHICLES,  THAT  MAY
 INTRUDE  UPON THE PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY OR INTERFERE WITH SUCH PROP-
 ERTY OWNER'S ABILITY TO ENJOY, USE,  OR  ACCESS  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER'S
 PROPERTY,  AND  THE  CONTACT  INFORMATION FOR THE CORPORATION OR MUNICI-
 PALITY PERFORMING SUCH SERVICE. NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN AS FAR IN  ADVANCE
 AS  CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ALLOW, BUT SHALL BE GIVEN NO MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS
 IN ADVANCE OF THE START DATE OF SUCH SERVICE AND NO LESS THAN FIVE  DAYS
 IN ADVANCE OF THE START OF SUCH SERVICE.
   2.  A GAS CORPORATION, AN ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  A  GAS  AND ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION, A WATER CORPORATION, A  STEAM    CORPORATION,  A  TELEGRAPH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09978-06-3

2023-A7515B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5918
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §119-e, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A2447, S1848

2023-A7515B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning services that may interfere with a property owner's ability to use, or access such owner's property; requires notice to include direct contact information for any subcontractor being used for such services; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

2023-A7515B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7515--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEVENBERG  --  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  --  recommitted to the Committee on Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring corpo-
   rations and municipalities to notify property owners prior  to  begin-
   ning certain 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
 119-e to read as follows:
   §  119-E.  NOTIFICATION TO PROPERTY OWNERS. 1.  PRIOR TO BEGINNING ANY
 SCHEDULED SERVICE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH A PROPERTY OWNER'S ABILITY  TO
 USE,  OR  ACCESS  SUCH  OWNER'S PROPERTY, A GAS CORPORATION, AN ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION, A GAS AND ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  A  WATER  CORPORATION,  A
 STEAM CORPORATION, A TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, A TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR A
 MUNICIPALITY  RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE
 TO SUCH PROPERTY OWNER THAT SUCH SERVICE IS TO BE PERFORMED. SUCH NOTICE
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE SERVICE TO BE  PERFORMED,  THE
 EXPECTED  DURATION  OF  SUCH  SERVICE, THE LOCATION OF SUCH SERVICE, ANY
 ROAD CLOSURES OR DETOURS THAT SHALL  OCCUR  DUE  TO  SUCH  SERVICE,  ANY
 NECESSARY  EQUIPMENT,  INCLUDING SERVICE VEHICLES, THAT MAY INTRUDE UPON
 THE PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY OR INTERFERE WITH  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER'S
 ABILITY  TO  USE,  OR  ACCESS  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER'S PROPERTY, AND THE
 CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY PERFORMING  SUCH
 SERVICE.  NOTICE  SHALL  BE GIVEN AS FAR IN ADVANCE AS CIRCUMSTANCES MAY
 ALLOW, BUT SHALL BE GIVEN NO MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS  IN  ADVANCE  OF  THE
 START  DATE OF SUCH SERVICE AND NO LESS THAN FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09978-07-4

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