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                                  3258--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SAYEGH, DICKENS, GRIFFIN, GALEF, SIMON, BUTTENS-
   CHON, MONTESANO, SEAWRIGHT, DeSTEFANO,  GOTTFRIED,  THIELE,  SANTABAR-
   BARA,  TAGUE,  DURSO,  LAWLER,  RA  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   B. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,
   Authorities  and  Commissions  --  committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law and the public  authorities  law,
   in  relation  to  requiring the emergency response plan of an electric
   corporation to include plans for how  the  communication  and  coordi-
   nation of efforts shall occur
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 21 of section 66 of the public
 service law, as added by section 4 of part X of chapter 57 of  the  laws
 of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Each electric corporation subject to section twenty-five-a of this
 chapter  shall  annually, on or before December fifteenth, submit to the
 commission an emergency response plan for review and approval. The emer-
 gency response plan shall be designed for the reasonably prompt restora-
 tion of service in the case of an emergency event, defined for  purposes
 of  this  subdivision as an event where widespread outages have occurred
 in the service territory of the company due to storms  or  other  causes
 beyond  the  control  of  the company. The emergency response plan shall
 include, but need not be limited to, the following: (i) the  identifica-
 tion  of  management  staff responsible for company operations during an
 emergency; (ii) a communications system with customers during  an  emer-
 gency that extends beyond normal business hours and business conditions;
 (iii)  identification  of  and outreach plans to customers who had docu-
 mented their need for essential  electricity  for  medical  needs;  (iv)
 identification  of  and  outreach  plans to customers who had documented
 their need for essential electricity to  provide  critical  telecommuni-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 cations, critical transportation, critical fuel distribution services or
 other large-load customers identified by the commission; (v) designation
 of  company  staff  to  communicate with local officials and appropriate
 regulatory  agencies;  (vi)  provisions  regarding  how the company will
 assure the safety of its employees and contractors; (vii) procedures for
 deploying company and mutual aid crews to work assignment areas;  (viii)
 identification  of  additional  supplies  and equipment needed during an
 emergency; (ix) the means of obtaining additional  supplies  and  equip-
 ment;  (x)  procedures  to  practice  the  emergency response plan; (xi)
 appropriate safety precautions regarding electrical  hazards,  including
 plans to promptly secure downed wires within thirty-six hours of notifi-
 cation  of  the location of such downed wires from a municipal emergency
 official; (XII) PLANS SETTING FORTH HOW THE  COMMUNICATION  AND  COORDI-
 NATION OF EFFORTS BETWEEN THE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION
 EMPLOYEES,  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION COMPANY CREWS, MUTUAL AID CREWS, OTHER
 UTILITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ANY OTHER ENTITY PERFORMING SERVICES TO
 ASSIST SUCH ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL OCCUR; and  [(xii)]  (XIII)  such
 other  additional  information  as the commission may require. Each such
 corporation shall, on an annual  basis,  undertake  drills  implementing
 procedures to practice its emergency management plan. The commission may
 adopt  additional  requirements  consistent with ensuring the reasonably
 prompt restoration of service in the case of an emergency event.
   § 2. Paragraph 1 of subdivision (cc) of section 1020-f of  the  public
 authorities  law,  as added by section 7 of part A of chapter 173 of the
 laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   1. The service provider shall, in  consultation  with  the  authority,
 prepare  and  maintain  an  emergency  response  plan  (i) to assure the
 reasonably prompt restoration of service in the  case  of  an  emergency
 event,  defined for purposes of this subdivision as an event where wide-
 spread outages have occurred in the authority's service territory due to
 a storm or other causes beyond the control  of  the  authority  and  the
 service provider, (ii) consistent with the requirements of paragraph (a)
 of subdivision twenty-one of section sixty-six of the public service law
 and  any  regulations and orders adopted thereto, and (iii) establishing
 the separate responsibilities of the  authority  and  service  provider.
 SUCH  EMERGENCY  RESPONSE PLAN SHALL INCLUDE PLANS SETTING FORTH HOW THE
 COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION OF EFFORTS BETWEEN THE AUTHORITY, SERVICE
 PROVIDER, AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES,  SERVICE  PROVIDER  EMPLOYEES,  AUTHORITY
 COMPANY  CREWS,  SERVICE PROVIDER COMPANY CREWS, MUTUAL AID CREWS, OTHER
 UTILITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND ANY SERVICE PROVIDER  OR  OTHER  ENTITY
 PERFORMING SERVICES TO ASSIST THE AUTHORITY SHALL OCCUR.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.