Senate Bill S6687

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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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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2017-S6687 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8476
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §119-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S5313, A8367
2021-2022: S36, A4422
2023-2024: A3054

2017-S6687 (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-S6687 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6687 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6687
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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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