Assembly Bill A2605A

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  2605--A
                                                         Cal. No. 448
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, JACOBSON, SANTABARBARA, OTIS -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
   sions -- recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and
   Commissions  in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- advanced to
   a third reading, passed by  Assembly  and  delivered  to  the  Senate,
   recalled  from  the  Senate,  vote reconsidered, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the public  authorities  law,
   in  relation  to requiring the results of any outage management system
   stress test conducted in the state by a utility company to  be  posted
   online
 
   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
 54 to read as follows:
   §  54.  UTILITY  OUTAGE  MANAGEMENT  SYSTEM  STRESS  TESTING. 1.   FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STRESS  TEST"  SHALL
 MEAN  A  TEST  CONDUCTED  BY  A UTILITY TO DETERMINE THE ABILITY OF SUCH
 UTILITY TO HANDLE AND RESPOND TO LARGE SCALE WEATHER EVENTS  OR  NATURAL
 DISASTERS THAT ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE LOSS OF SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS.
   2.  (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE RESULTS OF ANY OUTAGE MANAGEMENT
 SYSTEM STRESS TEST CONDUCTED IN THE STATE BY A GAS, ELECTRIC, OR  COMBI-
 NATION  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC UTILITY CORPORATION, OR MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC OR
 GAS ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AS SOON AS SUCH  RESULTS  BECOME  AVAIL-
 ABLE.
   (B)  THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT OF SUCH RESULTS
 TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE  SPEAKER  OF
 THE  ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMIT-
 TEES ON ENERGY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02711-03-6
 A. 2605--A                          2
              

 
   § 2. Title 1-A of article 5 of the public authorities law, as added by
 chapter 517 of the laws of 1986, is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
 1020-oo to read as follows:
   §  1020-OO.   OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STRESS TESTING. 1. FOR PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, "OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STRESS  TEST"  SHALL  MEAN  A
 TEST  CONDUCTED  BY THE AUTHORITY OR A SERVICE PROVIDER TO DETERMINE THE
 ABILITY OF THE AUTHORITY OR SUCH SERVICE PROVIDER TO HANDLE AND  RESPOND
 TO  LARGE  SCALE  WEATHER EVENTS OR NATURAL DISASTERS THAT ARE LIKELY TO
 RESULT IN THE LOSS OF SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS.
   2. (A) THE AUTHORITY SHALL POST THE RESULTS OF ANY  OUTAGE  MANAGEMENT
 SYSTEM  STRESS  TEST CONDUCTED BY THE AUTHORITY OR A SERVICE PROVIDER ON
 THE AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE AS SOON AS SUCH RESULTS BECOME AVAILABLE.
   (B) THE BOARD SHALL ALSO SUBMIT A REPORT OF SUCH RESULTS TO THE GOVER-
 NOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE  ASSEMBLY
 AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEES ON ENERGY.
   § 3. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 89-q to
 read as follows:
   §  89-Q.  UTILITY  OUTAGE  MANAGEMENT  SYSTEM  STRESS  TESTING. 1. FOR
 PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STRESS  TEST"  SHALL
 MEAN  A  TEST  CONDUCTED  BY  A UTILITY TO DETERMINE THE ABILITY OF SUCH
 UTILITY TO HANDLE AND RESPOND TO LARGE SCALE WEATHER EVENTS  OR  NATURAL
 DISASTERS THAT ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE LOSS OF SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS.
   2.  (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE RESULTS OF ANY OUTAGE MANAGEMENT
 SYSTEM STRESS TEST CONDUCTED IN THE STATE BY A  WATERWORKS  CORPORATION,
 OR  MUNICIPAL  WATER SYSTEMS ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AS SOON AS SUCH
 RESULTS BECOME AVAILABLE.
   (B) THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT OF SUCH  RESULTS
 TO  THE  GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF
 THE ASSEMBLY AND THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY STANDING  COMMIT-
 TEES ON ENERGY.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.