| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
| Mar 08, 2023 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S5595
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 14th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
2023-S5595 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S5595 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5595
SPONSOR: COMRIE
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring gas
corporations and electric corporations in this state to file quarterly
reports with the legislature regarding infrastructure upgrades
PURPOSE:
To require gas corporations and electric corporations to report to the
legislature quarterly on infrastructure upgrades with specific concern
for: hardening of infrastructure, storm resilience and climate change.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
A new section 73 is added to the public service law, which requires gas
corporations and electric corporations to report to the legislature
quarterly on infrastructure upgrades with specific concern.for: harden-
ing of infrastructure, storm resilience and climate change.
2023-S5595 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5595
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 8, 2023
___________
Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, MAYER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
nications
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring gas
corporations and electric corporations in this state to file quarterly
reports with the legislature regarding infrastructure upgrades
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
73-b to read as follows:
§ 73-B. INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES; QUARTERLY REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE. 1.
ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE AND ON OR BEFORE
EVERY JANUARY FIRST, APRIL FIRST, JULY FIRST AND OCTOBER FIRST THEREAFT-
ER, EVERY GAS CORPORATION AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION IN THIS STATE SHALL
FILE A REPORT WITH THE LEGISLATURE SETTING FORTH:
(A) THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF ALL UPGRADES TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF SUCH
CORPORATION COMPLETED DURING THE PREVIOUS QUARTERLY PERIOD;
(B) THE STATUS OF ANY ONGOING UPGRADES TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF SUCH
CORPORATION AND THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF SUCH UPGRADE; AND
(C) THE STATUS REGARDING THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANY FUTURE
UPGRADES TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF SUCH CORPORATION AND THE SCOPE AND
NATURE OF SUCH UPGRADE.
2. SUCH REPORT SHALL SET FORTH IN DETAIL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES WITH
RESPECT TO INFRASTRUCTURE HARDENING, STORM RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE
CHANGE.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03860-01-3
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