NY State Senate Bill 2021-S926A

Senate Bill S926A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires electric corporations to prioritize restoring services to police departments, fire departments, and ambulance services, when such services are interrupted

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3318 - Passed Senate

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- 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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May 24, 2022	returned to assembly repassed senate 3rd reading cal.1490 substituted for s926c
May 24, 2022	substituted by a3318c ordered to third reading cal.1490 committee discharged and committed to rules
May 10, 2022	print number 926c
May 10, 2022	amend (t) and recommit to energy and telecommunications
Jan 13, 2022	print number 926b
Jan 13, 2022	amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications
Jan 05, 2022	referred to energy and telecommunications
Apr 16, 2021	print number 926a
Apr 16, 2021	amend (t) and recommit to energy and telecommunications
Jan 06, 2021	referred to energy and telecommunications

Votes

- May 24, 2022 - Floor Vote
  A3318
  
  61
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  2
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: May 24, 2022
      
      aye (61)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      excused (2)
      
      Brooks
      
      Sanders Jr.
  May 24, 2022 - Rules Committee Vote
  S926A
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 24, 2022
      
      aye (21)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins

Bill Amendments

Original

C (Active)

2021-S926 - Details

Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §73, Pub Serv L; add Art 5 Title 1-A §1020-mm, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S8892

2021-S926 - Summary

Requires electric corporations to prioritize restoring services to police departments, fire departments, and ambulance services, when such services are interrupted; prohibits such corporations from charging rate payers a higher rate for extra costs incurred due to prioritizing such services; requires that police departments, fire departments, or ambulance services be registered with the division of homeland security and emergency services for emergency provisions to apply.

2021-S926 - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S926

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring elec-
tric corporations to prioritize restoring services to police depart-
ments, fire departments, and ambulance services, when electric services
are interrupted

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation seeks to ensure that our police, fire, and ambulance
services are provided with alternate power sources by electric companies
if their power is not able to be restored within 24 hours.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new section 73 to the public service law to o ensure
that our police, fire, and ambulance services are provided with alter-
nate power sources by electric companies if their power is not able to

be restored within 24 hours.  This section also states that an electric
corporation shall not increase charges to any rate payer to cover any
extra cost. This section also defines alternate generated power.

Section 2 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Our life saving services such as police, fire, and ambulance services
play a critical role in saving citizens lives.  Their ability to operate
at full capacity comes into question when they do not have power. While
some of police, fire, and ambulance services have some redundancy not
all do. This legislation would help ensure that all police, fire, and
ambulance have the ability to maintain adequate electricity to operate
all life safety systems, as well as their basic operations. If we are
able to take care of our first responders in these trying situations,
they will be better positioned to assist the citizens they are serving.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 8892/A. 11019; Referred to Senate Rules Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S926 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    926
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- 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 requiring elec-
   tric corporations to prioritize restoring services to  police  depart-
   ments,   fire  departments,  and  ambulance  services,  when  electric
   services are interrupted
 
   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
 73 to read as follows:
   § 73. PRIORITIZATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. 1.  IF AN ELECTRIC  CORPO-
 RATION  IS  NOT  ABLE  TO  RESTORE ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES TO ANY POLICE
 DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR  AMBULANCE  SERVICE  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS  OF THE LOSS OR INTERRUPTION OF SUCH ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES, SUCH
 ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE  DEPART-
 MENT, AND/OR AMBULANCE SERVICE WITH AN ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE.
   2.  AN  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  SHALL  NOT INCREASE CHARGES TO ANY RATE
 PAYERS TO COVER ANY EXTRA COSTS INCURRED BY SUCH ELECTRIC CORPORATION AS
 A RESULT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ALTERNATE  GENERATED  POWER
 SOURCE" SHALL MEAN ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT THAT IS OF THE CAPACITY
 THAT  IS  CAPABLE  OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE ELECTRICITY TO OPERATE ALL LIFE
 SAFETY SYSTEMS AND THE BASIC OPERATIONS OF  A  POLICE  DEPARTMENT,  FIRE
 DEPARTMENT, OR AMBULANCE SERVICE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02595-01-1

2021-S926A - Details

Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §73, Pub Serv L; add Art 5 Title 1-A §1020-mm, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S8892

2021-S926A - Summary

2021-S926A - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S926A

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
in relation to requiring electric corporations and the Long Island power
authority service provider to prioritize restoring services to police
departments, fire departments, and ambulance services, when electric
services are interrupted

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation seeks to ensure that our police, fire, and ambulance
services are provided with alternate power sources by electric companies
if their power is not able to be restored within 24 hours.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new section 73 to the public service law to-o ensure
that our police, fire, and ambulance services are provided with alter-

nate power sources by electric companies if their power is not able to
be restored within 24 hours.  This section also states that an electric
corporation shall not increase charges to any rate payer to cover any
extra cost. This section also defines alternate generated power.

Section 2 adds a new section 1020-mm to the public authorities law to
ensure that our police, fire, and ambulance services are provided with
alternate. power sources by LIPA's service provider if their power is
not able to be restored within 24 hours. This section also states that
an electric corporation shall not increase charges to any rate payer to
cover any extra cost. This section also defines alternate generated
power.

Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Our life saving services such as police, fire, and ambulance services
play a critical role in saving citizens lives.  Their ability to operate
at full capacity comes into question when they do not have power. While
some of police, fire, and ambulance services have some redundancy not
all do. This legislation would help ensure that all police, fire, and
ambulance have the ability to maintain adequate electricity to operate
all life safety systems, as well as their basic operations. If we are
able to take care of our first responders in these trying situations,
they will be better positioned to assist the citizens they are serving.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 8892/A. 11019; Referred to Senate Rules Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S926A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  926--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  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  electric corporations and the Long Island
   power authority service provider to prioritize restoring  services  to
   police  departments,  fire  departments,  and ambulance services, when
   electric services are interrupted
 
   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
 73 to read as follows:
   § 73. PRIORITIZATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. 1.  IF AN ELECTRIC  CORPO-
 RATION  IS  NOT  ABLE  TO  RESTORE ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES TO ANY POLICE
 DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR  AMBULANCE  SERVICE  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS  OF THE LOSS OR INTERRUPTION OF SUCH ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES, SUCH
 ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE  DEPART-
 MENT, AND/OR AMBULANCE SERVICE WITH AN ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE.
   2.  AN  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  SHALL  NOT INCREASE CHARGES TO ANY RATE
 PAYERS TO COVER ANY EXTRA COSTS INCURRED BY SUCH ELECTRIC CORPORATION AS
 A RESULT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ALTERNATE  GENERATED  POWER
 SOURCE" SHALL MEAN ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT THAT IS OF THE CAPACITY
 THAT  IS  CAPABLE  OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE ELECTRICITY TO OPERATE ALL LIFE
 SAFETY SYSTEMS AND THE BASIC OPERATIONS OF  A  POLICE  DEPARTMENT,  FIRE
 DEPARTMENT, OR AMBULANCE SERVICE.
   § 2. Title 1-A of article 5 of the public authorities law, as added by
 chapter  517  of  the  laws  of 1986, is amended by adding a new section
 1020-mm to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02595-08-1

 S. 926--A                           2
 
   § 1020-MM. PRIORITIZATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.  1.  IF  THE  SERVICE
 PROVIDER  IS  NOT  ABLE TO RESTORE ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES TO ANY POLICE
 DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR  AMBULANCE  SERVICE  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS  OF  THE LOSS OR INTERRUPTION OF SUCH ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES, THE
 SERVICE  PROVIDER SHALL PROVIDE SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT,
 AND/OR AMBULANCE SERVICE WITH AN ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE.
   2. THE SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL NOT INCREASE CHARGES TO ANY RATE  PAYERS
 TO COVER ANY EXTRA COSTS INCURRED BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER AS A RESULT OF
 COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER
 SOURCE" SHALL MEAN ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT THAT IS OF THE CAPACITY
 THAT IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE ELECTRICITY TO  OPERATE  ALL  LIFE
 SAFETY  SYSTEMS  AND  THE  BASIC OPERATIONS OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE
 DEPARTMENT, OR AMBULANCE SERVICE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S926B - Details

Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §73, Pub Serv L; add Art 5 Title 1-A §1020-mm, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S8892

2021-S926B - Summary

2021-S926B - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S926B

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
in relation to requiring electric corporations and the Long Island power
authority service provider to prioritize restoring services to police
departments, fire departments, and ambulance services, when electric
services are interrupted

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation seeks to ensure that our police, fire, and ambulance
services are provided with alternate power sources by electric companies
if their power is not able to be restored within 24 hours.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new section 73-a to the public service law to ensure
that our police, fire, and ambulance services are provided with alter-
nate power sources by electric companies if their power is not able to

be restored within 24 hours. This section also states that an electric
corporation shall not increase charges to any rate payer to cover any
extra cost. This section also defines alternate generated power.

Section 2 adds a new section 1020-mm to the public authorities law to
ensure that our police, fire, and ambulance services are provided with
alternate. power sources by LIPA's service provider if their power is
not able to be restored within 24 hours. This section also states that
an electric corporation shall not increase charges to any rate payer to
cover any extra cost. This section also defines alternate generated
power.

Section 3 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Our life saving services such as police, fire, and ambulance services
play a critical role in saving citizens lives. Their ability to operate
at full capacity comes into question when they do not have power. While
some of police, fire, and ambulance services have some redundancy not
all do. This legislation would help ensure that all police, fire, and
ambulance have the ability to maintain adequate electricity to operate
all life safety systems, as well as their basic operations. If we are
able to take care of our first responders in these trying situations,
they will be better positioned to assist the citizens they are serving.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.8892/A.11019; Referred to Senate Rules Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S926B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  926--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Energy and Telecommunications 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 and the public authorities law,
   in relation to requiring electric corporations  and  the  Long  Island
   power  authority  service provider to prioritize restoring services to
   police departments, fire departments,  and  ambulance  services,  when
   electric services are interrupted
 
   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
 73-a to read as follows:
   § 73-A. PRIORITIZATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. 1. IF AN ELECTRIC CORPO-
 RATION  IS  NOT  ABLE  TO  RESTORE ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES TO ANY POLICE
 DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR  AMBULANCE  SERVICE  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS  OF THE LOSS OR INTERRUPTION OF SUCH ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES, SUCH
 ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE  DEPART-
 MENT, AND/OR AMBULANCE SERVICE WITH AN ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE.
   2.  AN  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  SHALL  NOT INCREASE CHARGES TO ANY RATE
 PAYERS TO COVER ANY EXTRA COSTS INCURRED BY SUCH ELECTRIC CORPORATION AS
 A RESULT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ALTERNATE  GENERATED  POWER
 SOURCE" SHALL MEAN ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT THAT IS OF THE CAPACITY
 THAT  IS  CAPABLE  OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE ELECTRICITY TO OPERATE ALL LIFE
 SAFETY SYSTEMS AND THE BASIC OPERATIONS OF  A  POLICE  DEPARTMENT,  FIRE
 DEPARTMENT, OR AMBULANCE SERVICE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02595-11-2
 S. 926--B                           2
 
   § 2. Title 1-A of article 5 of the public authorities law, as added by
 chapter  517  of  the  laws  of 1986, is amended by adding a new section
 1020-mm to read as follows:
   §  1020-MM.  PRIORITIZATION  OF  EMERGENCY SERVICES. 1. IF THE SERVICE
 PROVIDER IS NOT ABLE TO RESTORE ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES  TO  ANY  POLICE
 DEPARTMENT,  FIRE  DEPARTMENT,  OR  AMBULANCE SERVICE WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR
 HOURS OF THE LOSS OR INTERRUPTION OF SUCH ELECTRIC POWER  SERVICES,  THE
 SERVICE  PROVIDER SHALL PROVIDE SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT,
 AND/OR AMBULANCE SERVICE WITH AN ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE.
   2. THE SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL NOT INCREASE CHARGES TO ANY RATE  PAYERS
 TO COVER ANY EXTRA COSTS INCURRED BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER AS A RESULT OF
 COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER
 SOURCE" SHALL MEAN ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT THAT IS OF THE CAPACITY
 THAT IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE ELECTRICITY TO  OPERATE  ALL  LIFE
 SAFETY  SYSTEMS  AND  THE  BASIC OPERATIONS OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE
 DEPARTMENT, OR AMBULANCE SERVICE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S926C (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §73, Pub Serv L; add Art 5 Title 1-A §1020-mm, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S8892

2021-S926C (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S926C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S926C

SPONSOR: KAPLAN
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law, the public authorities law and
the executive law, in relation to requiring electric corporations and
the Long Island power authority service provider to prioritize restoring
services to police departments, fire departments, and ambulance
services, when electric services are interrupted

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation seeks to ensure that our police, fire, and ambulance
services are provided with alternate power sources if their power is not
able to be restored within 24 hours.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1 states that when an electric corporation is not able to
restore power to any police department, fire department of ambulance
service which has a prewired transfer switch within 24 hours, such elec-

tric corporation shall notify the local county office of emergency
management which shall provide for emergency deployment of alternative
generated power sources through a program administered through the Divi-
sion of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. This section clearly
states that an electric corporation shall not increase charges for this
program. This section also contains the definition of alternate gener-
ated power source.

Section 2 states that when a service provider under this section is not
able to restore power to any police department, fire department of ambu-
lance service which has a prewired transfer switch within 24 hours, such
service provider shall notify the local county office of emergency
management which shall provide for emergency deployment of alternative
generated power sources through a program administered through the Divi-
sion of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.  This section clear-
ly states that a service provider shall not increase charges for this
program. This section also contains the definition of alternate gener-
ated power source.

Section 3 adds a new paragraph (v) to executive law to allow for the
development of a program to make electric generating equipment owned or
leased by the state available.

Section 4 is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Current NY Responds program currently has in place 10 strategically
located stockpiles of supplies necessary during an emergency, including
generators. Our life saving services such as police, fire, and ambulance
services play a critical role in saving citizens lives. Their ability to
operate at full capacity comes into question when they do not have
power. While some of police, fire, and ambulance services have some
redundancy not all do. This legislation would help ensure that all
police, fire, and ambulance have the ability to maintain adequate elec-
tricity to operate all life safety systems, as well as their basic oper-
ations.  If we are able to take care of our first responders in these
trying situations, they will be better positioned to assist the citizens
they are serving.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S.8892/A.11019; Referred to Senate Rules Committee

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-S926C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  926--C
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to  the
   Committee  on  Energy and Telecommunications in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, the public authorities  law  and
   the  executive law, in relation to requiring electric corporations and
   the Long Island power authority service provider to prioritize restor-
   ing services to police departments, fire  departments,  and  ambulance
   services, when electric services are interrupted
 
   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
 73-a to read as follows:
   § 73-A. PRIORITIZATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. 1. IF AN ELECTRIC CORPO-
 RATION  IS  NOT  ABLE  TO  RESTORE ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES TO ANY POLICE
 DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR AMBULANCE SERVICE WHICH HAS  A  FACILITY
 THAT IS PREWIRED WITH AN APPROPRIATE TRANSFER SWITCH FOR USING AN ALTER-
 NATE  GENERATED  POWER  SOURCE  WITHIN  TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE LOSS OR
 INTERRUPTION OF SUCH ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES, SUCH ELECTRIC  CORPORATION
 SHALL NOTIFY THE LOCAL COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHICH SHALL
 PROVIDE  FOR  EMERGENCY  DEPLOYMENT OF ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCES
 THROUGH A PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY  AND
 EMERGENCY  SERVICES  TO  SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND/OR
 AMBULANCE SERVICE WITH AN ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02595-14-2

 S. 926--C                           2
 
   2. AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL NOT  INCREASE  CHARGES  TO  ANY  RATE
 PAYERS TO COVER ANY EXTRA COSTS INCURRED BY SUCH ELECTRIC CORPORATION AS
 A RESULT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER
 SOURCE" SHALL MEAN ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT THAT IS OF THE CAPACITY
 THAT IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE ELECTRICITY TO  OPERATE  ALL  LIFE
 SAFETY  SYSTEMS  AND  THE  BASIC OPERATIONS OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE
 DEPARTMENT, OR AMBULANCE SERVICE.
   4. THIS SECTION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS,  FIRE  DEPART-
 MENTS,  OR  AMBULANCE  SERVICES  WHO ARE REGISTERED WITH THE DIVISION OF
 HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  TWENTY-SIX
 OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   § 2. Title 1-A of article 5 of the public authorities law, as added by
 chapter  517  of  the  laws  of 1986, is amended by adding a new section
 1020-mm to read as follows:
   § 1020-MM. PRIORITIZATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.  1.  IF  THE  SERVICE
 PROVIDER  IS  NOT  ABLE TO RESTORE ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES TO ANY POLICE
 DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, OR AMBULANCE SERVICE SERVICE  WHICH  HAS  A
 FACILITY  THAT IS PREWIRED WITH AN APPROPRIATE TRANSFER SWITCH FOR USING
 AN ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF THE LOSS
 OR INTERRUPTION OF SUCH ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES,  THE  SERVICE  PROVIDER
 SHALL NOTIFY THE LOCAL COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHICH SHALL
 PROVIDE  FOR  EMERGENCY  DEPLOYMENT OF ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCES
 THROUGH A PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY  AND
 EMERGENCY  SERVICES  TO  SUCH POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND/OR
 AMBULANCE SERVICE WITH AN ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER SOURCE.
   2. THE SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL NOT INCREASE CHARGES TO ANY RATE  PAYERS
 TO COVER ANY EXTRA COSTS INCURRED BY THE SERVICE PROVIDER AS A RESULT OF
 COMPLIANCE WITH SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.
   3.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  "ALTERNATE GENERATED POWER
 SOURCE" SHALL MEAN ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT THAT IS OF THE CAPACITY
 THAT IS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING ADEQUATE ELECTRICITY TO  OPERATE  ALL  LIFE
 SAFETY  SYSTEMS  AND  THE  BASIC OPERATIONS OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT, FIRE
 DEPARTMENT, OR AMBULANCE SERVICE.
   4. THIS SECTION SHALL ONLY APPLY TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS,  FIRE  DEPART-
 MENTS,  OR  AMBULANCE  SERVICES  WHO ARE REGISTERED WITH THE DIVISION OF
 HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  TWENTY-SIX
 OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   §  3.  Subdivision 2 of section 709 of the executive law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (v) to read as follows:
   (V) DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO MAKE ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT  OWNED  OR
 LEASED  BY THE STATE AVAILABLE TO COUNTY OFFICES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
 PURSUANT TO SECTION SEVENTY-THREE-A OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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