Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Feb 09, 2011 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 11, 2011 |
referred to energy |
Assembly Bill A1672
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CAHILL
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Aravella Simotas
Audrey Pheffer
2011-A1672 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A1672 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires electric corporations to submit electric utility emergency plans to the public service commission for review and approval; provides such plans shall set forth training and planning for power outages, procedures to determine the extent of outages, procedures to determine the length of time the outages will continue, load relief policies, decision making plans, and any other information such commission requires; annually requires electric corporations file emergency plans and verification of the ability to implement such plan; requires electric corporations to report to the public service commission within 60 days of an outage which lasts more than 48 hours.
2011-A1672 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1672 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to electric utility emergency plans THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 21 of section 66 of the public service law, as added by chapter 718 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: 21. (A) The commission shall require every electric corporation to submit [storm] ELECTRIC UTILITY EMERGENCY plans to the commission for review and approval at such times and in such detail and form as the commission shall require, provided, however, that the same shall be filed at least annually. SUCH PLANS SHALL SET FORTH (1) TRAINING PROGRAMS AND EXERCISES, PLANNING, COORDINATION OF CORPORATION PERSONNEL AND OUTSIDE SERVICE RESTORATION AID, AND OTHER PREPARATORY ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN ON A SCHEDULED BASIS AND IN ANTICIPATION OF MAJOR STORMS, OTHER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR OTHER EVENTS THAT MAY RESULT IN SERVICE OUTAGES, (2) PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED FOR ACCURATELY DETERMIN- ING THE EXTENT OF A SERVICE OUTAGE, INCLUDING DETERMINATION OF THE LOCATION OF AFFECTED AREAS, THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS AND THE OVERALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY LOSS OF POWER OR BY VOLTAGE REDUCTIONS, (3) PROCEDURES FOR ESTIMATING THE TIME REQUIRED FOR RESTORA- TION OF SERVICE TO AREAS AFFECTED BY THE OUTAGE AND COMMUNICATING WITH MEDIA, LIFE SUPPORT AND OTHER SPECIAL NEEDS CUSTOMERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, MEDICAL AND CRITICAL CARE FACILITIES AND THE PUBLIC, (4) POLICIES FOR INITIATING AND IMPLEMENTING LOAD RELIEF AND LOAD CONTROL PROGRAMS, (5) PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING AND DISTRIBUTING DRY ICE, DRINKING WATER, EMER- GENCY MEALS AND OTHER ITEMS THAT MAY BECOME NECESSARY IN THE EVENT OF AN EXTENDED SERVICE OUTAGE, (6) PROCEDURES FOR MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES, REPORTING AND DECISION MAKING NEEDED TO EXECUTE THE PLAN, AND (7) ANY OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE COMMISSION MAY REQUIRE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02120-01-1
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