Senate Bill S5918C

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning certain services

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-S5918 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7515
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §119-e, Pub Serv L

2023-S5918 - Summary

Requires corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning services that may interfere with a property owner's ability to use, or access such owner's property; requires notice to include direct contact information for any subcontractor being used for such services; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

2023-S5918 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5918 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5918
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 corpo-
   rations and municipalities to notify property owners prior  to  begin-
   ning certain services

   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
 119-d to read as follows:
   §  119-D.  NOTIFICATION TO PROPERTY OWNERS. 1.  PRIOR TO BEGINNING ANY
 SCHEDULED SERVICE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH A PROPERTY OWNER'S ABILITY  TO
 ENJOY, USE, OR ACCESS SUCH PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY, A GAS CORPORATION,
 AN  ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A WATER CORPO-
 RATION, A STEAM CORPORATION, A TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, A TELEPHONE CORPO-
 RATION OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING  EQUIVALENT  UTILITY  SERVICES  SHALL
 PROVIDE  NOTICE  TO  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER  THAT  SUCH  SERVICE IS TO BE
 PERFORMED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE SERVICE
 TO BE PERFORMED, THE EXPECTED DURATION OF SUCH SERVICE, THE LOCATION  OF
 SUCH  SERVICE, ANY ROAD CLOSURES OR DETOURS THAT SHALL OCCUR DUE TO SUCH
 SERVICE, ANY NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SERVICE VEHICLES,  THAT  MAY
 INTRUDE  UPON THE PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY OR INTERFERE WITH SUCH PROP-
 ERTY OWNER'S ABILITY TO ENJOY, USE,  OR  ACCESS  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER'S
 PROPERTY,  AND  THE  CONTACT  INFORMATION FOR THE CORPORATION OR MUNICI-
 PALITY PERFORMING SUCH SERVICE. NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN AS FAR IN  ADVANCE
 AS  CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ALLOW, BUT SHALL BE GIVEN NO MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS
 IN ADVANCE OF THE START DATE OF SUCH SERVICE AND NO LESS THAN FIVE  DAYS
 IN ADVANCE OF THE START OF SUCH SERVICE.
   2.  A GAS CORPORATION, AN ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  A  GAS  AND ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION, A WATER CORPORATION, A  STEAM    CORPORATION,  A  TELEGRAPH
 CORPORATION,  A TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING EQUIV-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09978-01-3

2023-S5918A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7515
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §119-e, Pub Serv L

2023-S5918A - Summary

Requires corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning services that may interfere with a property owner's ability to use, or access such owner's property; requires notice to include direct contact information for any subcontractor being used for such services; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

2023-S5918A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5918A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5918--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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, in relation to requiring  corpo-
   rations  and  municipalities to notify property owners prior to begin-
   ning certain services
 
   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
 119-d to read as follows:
   § 119-D. NOTIFICATION TO PROPERTY OWNERS. 1.  PRIOR TO  BEGINNING  ANY
 SCHEDULED  SERVICE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH A PROPERTY OWNER'S ABILITY TO
 ENJOY, USE, OR ACCESS SUCH PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY, A GAS CORPORATION,
 AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A WATER  CORPO-
 RATION, A STEAM CORPORATION, A TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, A TELEPHONE CORPO-
 RATION  OR  A  MUNICIPALITY  RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES SHALL
 PROVIDE NOTICE TO SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER  THAT  SUCH  SERVICE  IS  TO  BE
 PERFORMED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE SERVICE
 TO  BE PERFORMED, THE EXPECTED DURATION OF SUCH SERVICE, THE LOCATION OF
 SUCH SERVICE, ANY ROAD CLOSURES OR DETOURS THAT SHALL OCCUR DUE TO  SUCH
 SERVICE,  ANY  NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SERVICE VEHICLES, THAT MAY
 INTRUDE UPON THE PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY OR INTERFERE WITH SUCH  PROP-
 ERTY  OWNER'S  ABILITY  TO  ENJOY,  USE, OR ACCESS SUCH PROPERTY OWNER'S
 PROPERTY, AND THE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR  THE  CORPORATION  OR  MUNICI-
 PALITY  PERFORMING SUCH SERVICE. NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN AS FAR IN ADVANCE
 AS CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ALLOW, BUT SHALL BE GIVEN NO MORE THAN THIRTY  DAYS
 IN  ADVANCE OF THE START DATE OF SUCH SERVICE AND NO LESS THAN FIVE DAYS
 IN ADVANCE OF THE START OF SUCH SERVICE.
   2. A GAS CORPORATION, AN ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  A  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION,  A  WATER  CORPORATION,  A STEAM   CORPORATION, A TELEGRAPH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09978-02-3

2023-S5918B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7515
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §119-e, Pub Serv L

2023-S5918B - Summary

Requires corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning services that may interfere with a property owner's ability to use, or access such owner's property; requires notice to include direct contact information for any subcontractor being used for such services; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

2023-S5918B - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5918B - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5918--B
     Cal. No. 879
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 -- reported  favorably  from
   said  committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second
   report, ordered to a third reading, and to be  reprinted  as  amended,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring corpo-
   rations and municipalities to notify property owners prior  to  begin-
   ning certain services
 
   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
 119-d to read as follows:
   §  119-D.  NOTIFICATION TO PROPERTY OWNERS. 1.  PRIOR TO BEGINNING ANY
 SCHEDULED SERVICE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH A PROPERTY OWNER'S ABILITY  TO
 ENJOY, USE, OR ACCESS SUCH PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY, A GAS CORPORATION,
 AN  ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION, A WATER CORPO-
 RATION, A STEAM CORPORATION, A TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, A TELEPHONE CORPO-
 RATION OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING  EQUIVALENT  UTILITY  SERVICES  SHALL
 PROVIDE  NOTICE  TO  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER  THAT  SUCH  SERVICE IS TO BE
 PERFORMED. SUCH NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE SERVICE
 TO BE PERFORMED, THE EXPECTED DURATION OF SUCH SERVICE, THE LOCATION  OF
 SUCH  SERVICE, ANY ROAD CLOSURES OR DETOURS THAT SHALL OCCUR DUE TO SUCH
 SERVICE, ANY NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SERVICE VEHICLES,  THAT  MAY
 INTRUDE  UPON THE PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY OR INTERFERE WITH SUCH PROP-
 ERTY OWNER'S ABILITY TO ENJOY, USE,  OR  ACCESS  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER'S
 PROPERTY,  AND  THE  CONTACT  INFORMATION FOR THE CORPORATION OR MUNICI-
 PALITY PERFORMING SUCH SERVICE. NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN AS FAR IN  ADVANCE
 AS  CIRCUMSTANCES MAY ALLOW, BUT SHALL BE GIVEN NO MORE THAN THIRTY DAYS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09978-03-3

2023-S5918C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7515
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §119-e, Pub Serv L

2023-S5918C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires corporations and municipalities to notify property owners prior to beginning services that may interfere with a property owner's ability to use, or access such owner's property; requires notice to include direct contact information for any subcontractor being used for such services; exempts cases where a natural or man-made disaster or state of emergency occurs.

2023-S5918C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S5918C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5918--C
     Cal. No. 1177
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HARCKHAM -- 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 -- reported  favorably  from
   said  committee, ordered to first and second report, amended on second
   report, ordered to a third reading, and to be  reprinted  as  amended,
   retaining  its  place  in the order of third reading -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Energy  and  Telecommunications  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  corpo-
   rations  and  municipalities to notify property owners prior to begin-
   ning certain services
 
   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
 119-e to read as follows:
   § 119-E. NOTIFICATION TO PROPERTY OWNERS. 1.  PRIOR TO  BEGINNING  ANY
 SCHEDULED  SERVICE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH A PROPERTY OWNER'S ABILITY TO
 USE, OR ACCESS SUCH OWNER'S PROPERTY, A  GAS  CORPORATION,  AN  ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION,  A  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION, A WATER CORPORATION, A
 STEAM CORPORATION, A TELEGRAPH CORPORATION, A TELEPHONE CORPORATION OR A
 MUNICIPALITY RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES SHALL PROVIDE  NOTICE
 TO SUCH PROPERTY OWNER THAT SUCH SERVICE IS TO BE PERFORMED. SUCH NOTICE
 SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE SERVICE TO BE PERFORMED, THE
 EXPECTED DURATION OF SUCH SERVICE, THE LOCATION  OF  SUCH  SERVICE,  ANY
 ROAD  CLOSURES  OR  DETOURS  THAT  SHALL  OCCUR DUE TO SUCH SERVICE, ANY
 NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING SERVICE VEHICLES, THAT MAY  INTRUDE  UPON
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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