Assembly Bill A5586

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Directs the public service commission, in consultation with the attorney general, to prescribe policies for nuclear electric generating facility security personnel

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A5586 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง5, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5060
2011-2012: A5864

2013-A5586 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the public service commission, in consultation with the attorney general, to prescribe policies for nuclear electric generating facility security personnel with respect to their use of machine guns and their use of deadly force during terrorist attacks; such policies shall be prescribed after action thereon by the U.S. nuclear regulatory commission and shall conform to the nuclear regulatory commission's recommendations.

2013-A5586 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5586

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JACOBS
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authori-
  ties and Commissions

AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to policies regard-
  ing the authorized use of machine-guns and deadly  force  by  security
  personnel of nuclear-powered electric generating facilities

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 5 of the public service law is  amended  by  adding
two new subdivisions 7 and 8 to read as follows:
  7.  THE  COMMISSION,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, IS
AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PRESCRIBE POLICIES REGARDING  THE  AUTHORIZED
USE  OF MACHINE-GUNS BY SECURITY PERSONNEL OF A NUCLEAR-POWERED ELECTRIC
GENERATING FACILITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE UNITED  STATES  NUCLEAR
REGULATORY  COMMISSION,  PRIOR TO SUCH PRESCRIPTION, HAS DETERMINED THAT
THE USE OF SUCH WEAPONS BY SECURITY PERSONNEL OF A NUCLEAR-POWERED ELEC-
TRIC GENERATING FACILITY IS WARRANTED OR HAS RECOMMENDED SUCH USE.  SUCH
POLICIES SHALL STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE  NUCLEAR  REGULATORY  COMMISSION'S
RECOMMENDATIONS.
  8.  THE  COMMISSION,  IN  CONSULTATION  WITH  THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, IS
AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PRESCRIBE POLICIES REGARDING THE USE OF DEAD-
LY FORCE BY SECURITY PERSONNEL OF A NUCLEAR-POWERED ELECTRIC  GENERATING
FACILITY  DURING  TERRORIST  ATTACKS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE UNITED
STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION, PRIOR TO  SUCH  PRESCRIPTION,  HAS
RECOMMENDED  OR  OTHERWISE  ISSUED  POLICIES REGARDING THE USE OF DEADLY
FORCE BY SECURITY PERSONNEL OF  A  NUCLEAR-POWERED  ELECTRIC  GENERATING
FACILITY  DURING  TERRORIST ATTACKS. SUCH POLICIES SHALL STRICTLY ADHERE
TO THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09452-01-3

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