Assembly Bill A8476

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Directs the public service commission to prohibit the attachment of wireless equipment or any other like attachments to existing utility poles in certain circumstances

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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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2017-A8476 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6687
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §119-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8367, S5313
2021-2022: A4422, S36
2023-2024: A3054

2017-A8476 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the public service commission to prohibit the attachment of wireless equipment or any other like attachments to existing utility poles in certain circumstances.

2017-A8476 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8476
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. McDONALD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting the
   attachment of wireless equipment and other like attachments to  exist-
   ing utility poles in certain circumstances

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening  paragraph  of  section  119-a  of  the  public
 service law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added
 to read as follows:
   2.  THE COMMISSION SHALL PROHIBIT THE ATTACHMENT OF WIRELESS BROADCAST
 OR RELAY EQUIPMENT, OR ANY OTHER LIKE ATTACHMENTS, TO ANY  UTILITY  POLE
 WHICH  WAS  INSTALLED  ON,  BEFORE  OR  AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
 SUBDIVISION, OR UNLESS AN EXISTING EASEMENT  IS  EXPLICITLY  AMENDED  IN
 WRITING  AND  FILED TO INCLUDE WIRELESS BROADCAST OR RELAY EQUIPMENT, OR
 ANY OTHER LIKE ATTACHMENTS TO A UTILITY POLE, OR UNLESS A  NEW  EASEMENT
 IS  WRITTEN  AND  FILED TO ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT OF WIRELESS BROADCAST OR
 RELAY EQUIPMENT, OR ANY OTHER LIKE ATTACHMENTS, TO A UTILITY POLE.  SUCH
 AMENDMENTS TO AN EXISTING EASEMENT OR A NEW EASEMENT  SHALL  NOT  AFFECT
 ANY ADJOINING PROPERTY OR PROPERTY OWNERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11776-07-7

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