Senate Bill S1380

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports

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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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2021-S1380 - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-q, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5811
2017-2018: S4715
2019-2020: S1683

2021-S1380 - Summary

Relates to requiring gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports.

2021-S1380 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1380 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1380
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- 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 filing gas safety
   reports
 
   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
 66-q to read as follows:
   §  66-Q.  GAS  SAFETY REPORTS. 1. ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIFTEENTH OF EACH
 YEAR, EACH GAS CORPORATION SHALL FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT A  GAS  SAFETY
 REPORT.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  REVIEW  THE REPORTS TO MONITOR EACH GAS
 CORPORATION'S PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS  AND  ALL  OTHER  ACTIVITIES
 RELATED TO PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE GAS SERVICE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
 WHETHER  THE  PROJECTS  OR  ACTIVITIES ARE BEING CARRIED OUT IN A MANNER
 CONSISTENT WITH THIS CHAPTER, THE COMMISSION'S  RULES,  REGULATIONS  AND
 ORDERS,  AND  ANY  PRACTICE  THE DEPARTMENT HAS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE
 PROVISION OF SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE, AND TO TRACK HOW EACH GAS CORPO-
 RATION IS SPENDING ANY FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
 AND ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO  PROVIDING  SAFE  AND  RELIABLE  GAS
 SERVICE.
   2.  THE  GAS  SAFETY  REPORT  PROVIDED  FOR IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL INCLUDE A THOROUGH  DESCRIPTION  AND  EXPLANATION  OF  THE
 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING METHODOLOGY USED TO DETERMINE AND
 PRIORITIZE  PIPELINE  REPLACEMENT  PROJECTS, A DESCRIPTION OF THE CORPO-
 RATION'S OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO GAS  SAFETY,  A
 DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  CORPORATION'S INSPECTIONS OF ITS INTRASTATE TRANS-
 MISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT
 MAY REQUIRE. IF THERE HAS BEEN NO SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE  IN  A  GAS  CORPO-
 RATION'S  SAFETY  REPORT SINCE THE GAS SAFETY REPORT MOST RECENTLY FILED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01900-01-1
              

2021-S1380A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-q, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S5811
2017-2018: S4715
2019-2020: S1683

2021-S1380A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring gas corporations to file annual gas safety reports.

2021-S1380A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1380A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1380--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
   cations in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to filing gas safety
   reports
 
   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
 66-s to read as follows:
   §  66-S.  GAS  SAFETY REPORTS. 1. ON OR BEFORE MARCH FIFTEENTH OF EACH
 YEAR, EACH GAS CORPORATION SHALL FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT A  GAS  SAFETY
 REPORT.  THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  REVIEW  THE REPORTS TO MONITOR EACH GAS
 CORPORATION'S PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS  AND  ALL  OTHER  ACTIVITIES
 RELATED TO PROVIDING SAFE AND RELIABLE GAS SERVICE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE
 WHETHER  THE  PROJECTS  OR  ACTIVITIES ARE BEING CARRIED OUT IN A MANNER
 CONSISTENT WITH THIS CHAPTER, THE COMMISSION'S  RULES,  REGULATIONS  AND
 ORDERS,  AND  ANY  PRACTICE  THE DEPARTMENT HAS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE
 PROVISION OF SAFE AND RELIABLE SERVICE, AND TO TRACK HOW EACH GAS CORPO-
 RATION IS SPENDING ANY FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS
 AND ALL OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO  PROVIDING  SAFE  AND  RELIABLE  GAS
 SERVICE.
   2.  THE  GAS  SAFETY  REPORT  PROVIDED  FOR IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS
 SECTION SHALL INCLUDE A THOROUGH  DESCRIPTION  AND  EXPLANATION  OF  THE
 STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING METHODOLOGY USED TO DETERMINE AND
 PRIORITIZE  PIPELINE  REPLACEMENT  PROJECTS, A DESCRIPTION OF THE CORPO-
 RATION'S OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO GAS  SAFETY,  A
 DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  CORPORATION'S INSPECTIONS OF ITS INTRASTATE TRANS-
 MISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES, AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION THE DEPARTMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01900-03-2
              

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