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                                  4305--A
     Cal. No. 220
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2023
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 Introduced  by Sens. PARKER, CHU, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
   communications  -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Telecom-
   munications in accordance with Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, passed by  Senate  and  delivered  to  the
   Assembly,  recalled,  vote  reconsidered,  restored  to third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring cellu-
   lar telephone companies and third-party service providers to conduct a
   renewable energy feasibility study
 
   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
 92-j to read as follows:
   § 92-J. CELL TOWERS; RENEWABLE  ENERGY  FEASIBILITY  STUDY.    1.  ANY
 CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER THAT OPERATES
 CELL TOWERS WITHIN THE STATE SHALL CONDUCT A STUDY TO ANALYZE THE FEASI-
 BILITY  OF  REQUIRING  ALL CELL PHONE TOWERS THEY OPERATE TO BE ENTIRELY
 POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY. THE STUDY SHALL INCLUDE  BUT  NEED  NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:
   (A)  ENERGY  DEMANDS  OF  SUCH EXISTING CELL TOWER SITES INCLUDING ANY
 ANTICIPATED INCREASES TO DEMAND AT SUCH  SITES  THAT  WOULD  IMPACT  THE
 FUTURE POWER NEEDS OF CELL TOWER SITES PRESENTED BY REGION/AREA;
   (B)  GRID  CAPACITY  REQUIRED  TO  ENABLE AND SUPPORT RENEWABLE ENERGY
 POWERED CELL TOWERS;
   (C) ADVERSE AND BENEFICIAL IMPACTS TO CELL SERVICE;
   (D) REQUIRED BACKUP POWER SOURCES AND POTENTIAL  IMPACTS  TO  EXISTING
 BACKUP POWER SOURCES;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (E)  ESTIMATED  COSTS  RELATING  TO THE TRANSITION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY
 POWER FOR CELL TOWERS, INCLUDING COSTS THAT MAY BE PASSED ON TO  CONSUM-
 ERS;
   (F) POTENTIAL MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH CELL
 TOWERS ENTIRELY POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY;
   (G) CHALLENGES TO PROVIDING RENEWABLE ENERGY TO EXISTING CELL TOWERS;
   (H)  JOB  SECTOR IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH PROJECTS AND IMPLEMENTA-
 TION, INCLUDING POTENTIAL JOB CREATION THAT MAY BE PRACTICALLY  PROJECT-
 ED; AND
   (I)  ESTIMATED  TIMELINES  ASSOCIATED WITH IMPLEMENTATION PRESENTED BY
 REGION/AREA; AND
   (J) ANY GENERAL ADVERSE AND BENEFICIAL IMPACTS THE CELLULAR  TELEPHONE
 COMPANY  OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER DEEMS NECESSARY FOR THE CONSID-
 ERATION OF RELYING ENTIRELY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY TO POWER CELL TOWERS.
   2. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF  THIS  ACT,  THE  CELLULAR
 TELEPHONE COMPANY OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL PUBLISH A REPORT
 OF ITS FINDINGS ON ITS WEBSITE IN A LOCATION ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.