Requires gas corporations to file maps with the public service commission annually to assess leak-prone gas infrastructure and the decommissioning of such leak-prone gas lines; requires the public service commission to publish such maps and certain accompanying documents on the commission's website; directs the public service commission to designate neighborhood priority decarbonization zones.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10071
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. GALLAGHER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring gas
corporations to file maps with the public service commission detailing
the location of current and planned gas distribution line replacement,
repair, renewal and retirement projects
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
77-a to read as follows:
§ 77-A. MAPPING AND DECOMMISSIONING LEAK-PRONE GAS INFRASTRUCTURE. 1.
LEGISLATIVE INTENT. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT LONG-
TERM EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS BY FACILITATING THE MAPPING AND DECOMMISSION-
ING OF LEAK-PRONE GAS PIPES. THE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF AGING AND
LEAK-PRONE PIPES BY GAS CORPORATIONS WILL RESULT IN A BURGEONING, UNAF-
FORDABLE COST TO RATEPAYERS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DECADES AND DOES NOT
SERVE THE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS GOALS OF THE STATE. AVOIDING INVESTMENTS
IN NEW, DANGEROUS, UNHEALTHY, UNAFFORDABLE, AND LONG-LIVED GAS INFRAS-
TRUCTURE WHERE ALTERNATIVE RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY MAY INSTEAD BE
INSTALLED WILL RESULT IN SAVINGS TO GAS RATEPAYERS, DECREASED COSTLY
ENERGY DEMAND AT PEAK PERIODS, INCREASED LOCAL RESILIENCE, REDUCED RISK
TO CUSTOMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT, REDUCED IMPORTS OF RESOURCES FROM
OUTSIDE NEW YORK STATE, AND REDUCED RISK TO SHAREHOLDERS FOR COST RECOV-
ERY ON STRANDED ASSETS. A LONG-TERM PLANNING PROCESS IS NECESSARY TO
EVALUATE ZERO-EMISSION ALTERNATIVES THAT COULD HELP AVOID NEW CAPITAL
INVESTMENT IN THE GAS SYSTEM, WHICH MAY BECOME STRANDED, AND TO REDUCE
UPWARD PRESSURE ON GAS RATES. COST-EFFECTIVE, AFFORDABLE, ZERO-EMISSION
ALTERNATIVES TO PIPELINE AND OTHER GAS INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT AND
RENEWAL PROJECTS COULD REDUCE GAS SYSTEM COSTS, EASE ENERGY LOAD AT
PERIODS OF HIGH DEMAND, IMPROVE SYSTEM RESILIENCY, AND FURTHER NEW
YORK'S EFFORTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND IMPROVE LOCAL AND
REGIONAL AIR QUALITY.
2. (A) WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND ANNU-
ALLY THEREAFTER, EACH GAS CORPORATION SHALL FILE WITH THE COMMISSION A
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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