Senate Bill S6310

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires a study on the height of overhead utility lines and communication lines as such relate to the height of agricultural equipment and other heavy duty equipment

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Current Bill Status - Delivered to Governor

  • 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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2023-S6310 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2368
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10317

2023-S6310 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a study on the national electric safety code line height standard for overhead utility lines and communication lines as such relate to the height of agricultural equipment and other heavy duty equipment.

2023-S6310 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6310 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6310
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 a study
   on  the  height  of  overhead utility lines and communication lines as
   such relate to the height of agricultural equipment  and  other  heavy
   duty  equipment;  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
   expiration thereof
 
   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
 28 to read as follows:
   § 28. STUDY ON THE HEIGHT OF OVERHEAD UTILITY LINES AND  COMMUNICATION
 LINES;  AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT. 1. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
 COMMISSION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO STUDY THE IMPLEMENTATION
 OF THIS CHAPTER OF LAW IN REGARD TO THE HEIGHT OF OVERHEAD COMMUNICATION
 LINES OR CABLES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TELEGRAPH LINES  AND  TELE-
 PHONE  LINES,  AND  ANY  OTHER OVERHEAD UTILITY LINE OR CABLE THE CHAIR-
 PERSON DEEMS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE SUCH STUDY.
   2. THE STUDY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO EXAMINING:
   A. THE USE OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL  ELECTRIC  SAFETY  CODE
 LINE HEIGHT STANDARD;
   B.    INSTANCES OF VEHICLES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO AGRICULTURAL
 EQUIPMENT AND ANY OTHER  OFF-ROAD  HEAVY  DUTY  EQUIPMENT,  COMING  INTO
 CONTACT  WITH  COMMUNICATION LINES, UTILITY LINES AND ANY OTHER OVERHEAD
 LINE OR CABLE; AND
   C. WHETHER SUCH NATIONAL ELECTRIC SAFETY CODE LINE HEIGHT STANDARD  IS
 SUFFICIENT  WITH  THE INCREASED SIZE OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER
 OFF-ROAD HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE SAFE PASSAGE OF  SUCH  EQUIPMENT
 UNDER SUCH LINES OR CABLES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02106-01-3
 S. 6310                             2

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