Senate Bill S8299

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the transfer of cable systems

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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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2017-S8299 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10356
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §222, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6466, A7372
2021-2022: S7085, A6706
2023-2024: S4847, A3684

2017-S8299 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the public service commission shall not approve the transfer of cable systems unless the applicant demonstrates that the proposed transferee and the cable television system conform to the standards established in the regulations promulgated by the public service commission, that approval would not be in violation of law, and that the transfer is otherwise in the public interest.

2017-S8299 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8299 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8299
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 27, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO  -- (at request of the Department of Public
   Service) -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public service law, in relation to transfers of
   cable systems
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 222 of the public service law, as
 added by chapter 83 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as follows:
   3. (A) The commission shall approve the  application  FOR  RENEWAL  OR
 AMENDMENT  OF  A  FRANCHISE  unless  it  finds  that the applicant[, the
 proposed transferee] or the cable television system does not conform  to
 the  standards established in the regulations promulgated by the commis-
 sion pursuant to section two hundred fifteen of  this  article  or  that
 approval  would  be  in  violation  of  law,  any regulation or standard
 promulgated by the commission or the public interest, provided  however,
 that  a  failure  to  conform  to the standards established in the regu-
 lations promulgated by the commission shall not preclude approval of any
 such application if the commission finds that such approval would  serve
 the public interest.
   (B) THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER OF
 A  FRANCHISE,  ANY  TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF A FRANCHISE OR CERTIFICATE OF
 CONFIRMATION, OR OF FACILITIES CONSTITUTING A SIGNIFICANT  PART  OF  ANY
 CABLE  TELEVISION  SYSTEM  UNLESS  THE  APPLICANT  DEMONSTRATES THAT THE
 PROPOSED TRANSFEREE AND THE CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM CONFORM TO THE STAN-
 DARDS ESTABLISHED IN  THE  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMMISSION
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE, THAT APPROVAL
 WOULD NOT BE IN VIOLATION OF LAW, OR ANY REGULATION OR STANDARDS PROMUL-
 GATED BY THE COMMISSION, AND THAT  THE  TRANSFER  IS  OTHERWISE  IN  THE
 PUBLIC  INTEREST;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT A FAILURE TO CONFORM TO THE
 STANDARDS ESTABLISHED IN THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY  THE  COMMISSION
 SHALL  NOT  PRECLUDE  APPROVAL OF ANY SUCH APPLICATION IF THE COMMISSION
 FINDS THAT SUCH APPROVAL WOULD SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  any
 application pending before the public service commission on such date.

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