Senate Bill S1805

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires certain information to be filed with the department of public service

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

  • 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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2015-S1805 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3237
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง121-b, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5730, A7589
2013-2014: S3287, A3674
2017-2018: S8319, A917
2019-2020: S2383
2021-2022: S5853
2023-2024: S3012

2015-S1805 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the description of fuel gas transmission lines.

2015-S1805 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1805 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1805

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring certain
  information to be filed with department of public service

  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
121-b to read as follows:
  S  121-B. FILING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.  1. ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO
CONSTRUCT A GAS GATHERING LINE OR A PIPELINE FACILITY, SHALL  FILE  WITH
THE  DEPARTMENT  SPATIAL  MAPPING  DATA,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM  DATA,  DETAILING  THE  LOCATION  OF  SUCH
PROPOSED GATHERING LINE OR PIPELINE FACILITY.
  2.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
MENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL ESTABLISH AND  MAINTAIN  A  COMPUTER  MAPPING
SYSTEM FOR PLOTTING THE LOCATION OF GATHERING LINES AND PIPELINE FACILI-
TIES.    SUCH  MAPS SHALL OVERLAY LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
  3.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL  HAVE  THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "GATHERING  LINE"  MEANS  A  PIPELINE  THAT TRANSPORTS GAS FROM A
CURRENT PRODUCTION FACILITY TO A TRANSMISSION LINE, MAIN, OR DIRECTLY TO
AN END USER.
  (B)   "PIPELINE   FACILITY"   MEANS   NEW   AND   EXISTING   PIPELINE,
RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND ANY RELATED EQUIPMENT, FACILITY, OR BUILDING, USED IN
THE  TRANSPORTATION OF GAS, OR IN THE TREATMENT OF GAS DURING THE COURSE
OF TRANSPORTATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTION, GATHERING,  TREAT-
MENT  OR  PROCESSING  OF  SUCH GAS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY: (I) TRANS-
MISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATED BY A LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF  PROVIDING

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06329-01-5

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