NY State Senate Bill 2023-S9892

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2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Public Services

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the study commission on preventing snow emergencies to evaluate the impact of grid electrification on the safety and reliability of heating systems in snowstorms that cause power outages, and to develop strategies and best practices to maximize grid reliability and resiliency during extreme winter weather events.

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9892

SPONSOR: BORRELLO
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act establishing the study commission on preventing snow emergencies;
and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration
thereof

 
PURPOSE:

The bill establishes the study commission on preventing snow emergen-
cies.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1. There is hereby established the Study Commission on Prevent-
ing Snow Emergencies. The purpose of the study commission is to evaluate
the impact of grid electrification on the safety and reliability of
heating systems in snowstorms that cause power outages, and to develop
strategies and best practices to maximize grid reliability and resilien-
cy during extreme winter weather events.

Section 2. The study commission shall consist of fifteen members as
follows:

a. The Chair of the Public Service Commission, or his or her designee;

b. One member to be appointed by the Governor;

c. One member to be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly;

d. One member to be appointed by the Assembly Minority Leader;

e. One member to be appointed by the Temporary President of the Senate;

f. One member to be appointed by the Senate Minority Leader;

g. The Chair of the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee

h. The Ranking Minority Member of the Senate Energy Committee

i. The Chair of the Assembly Energy Committee

j. The Ranking Minority Member of the Assembly Energy Committee

k. One member to be appointed by the three largest utility companies
servicing Western New York;

1. The Commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency
Services, or his or her designee;

m. One member to be appointed by the largest trade association repres-
enting electrical workers in Western New York.

Section 3. The commissioner of the Chair of the Public Service Commis-
sion, or his or her designee, shall be designated as the chairperson of
the Study Commission on Preventing Snow Emergencies.  The members of the
study commission shall serve without compensation, except that members
shall be allowed their necessary and actual expenses incurred in the
performance of their duties under this act.

Section 4. The study commission shall be authorized to hold public hear-
ings, and to consult with any organization, educational institution, or
other government entity or person, to enable it to accomplish its
duties.

Section 5. To effectuate the purposes of this act, the study commission
may request and shall receive from any department, division, board,
bureau, commission, or other agency of the state or any state public
authority such assistance, information, and data as will enable the
study commission to properly carry out its powers and duties hereunder.

Section 6. The study commission shall issue a report of its findings and
legislative recommendations to the Governor, the Speaker of the Assem-
bly, the Assembly Minority Leader, the Temporary President of the
Senate, and the Senate Minority Leader.

Section 7. The public service commission shall use the Study Commission
on Preventing Snow Emergencies' report's findings and recommendations
 to determine whether, how, and on what timetable to modify the targets
within subdivision 2 of section 66-p of this article.  The public
service commission shall consult with the department of environmental
conservation about whether, how, and on what timetable
 to modify the targets within subdivision 1 of section 75-107 of article
75 of the environmental conservation law pursuant to subdivision five of
Section 75-107 of the environmental conservation law, based upon the
Study Commission on Preventing Snow Emergencies' report's findings and
recommendations pursuant to this act.

Section 8. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and
be deemed repealed two years after such date

 
JUSTIFICATION:

In December of 2022, Western New York experienced a devastating blizzard
that knocked out electricity and left residents in their homes without
heat. The tragedy resulted in the loss of life of forty-seven New York-
ers. As we work to modernize our grid, ensuring the safety of New York-
ers is paramount so that we may prevent such devastation in the future.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 28 deemed
repealed two years after it shall have become a law.

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9892
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 21, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT establishing the study commission on preventing snow emergencies;
   and providing for the repeal of such provisions  upon  the  expiration
   thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1.  There  is  hereby  established  the  study  commission  on
 preventing  snow  emergencies,  hereinafter  referred  to  as the "study
 commission". The purpose of the study  commission  is  to  evaluate  the
 impact  of grid electrification on the safety and reliability of heating
 systems in snowstorms that cause power outages, and to  develop  strate-
 gies  and  best  practices  to  maximize grid reliability and resiliency
 during extreme winter weather events.
   § 2. The study commission shall consist of fifteen members as follows:
   1. the chair of the public service commission, or such chair's  desig-
 nee;
   2. one member to be appointed by the governor;
   3. one member to be appointed by the speaker of the assembly;
   4. one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the assembly;
   5.  one  member  to  be  appointed  by  the temporary president of the
 senate;
   6. one member to be appointed by the minority leader of the senate;
   7. the chair of the senate energy and telecommunications committee;
   8. the ranking minority member of the senate energy  and  telecommuni-
 cations committee;
   9. the chair of the assembly energy committee;
   10. the ranking minority member of the assembly energy committee;
   11.  three  members  to be appointed each by the three largest utility
 companies servicing Western New York;
   12. the commissioner of the division of homeland security and emergen-
 cy services, or such commissioner's designee; and
   13. one member to  be  appointed  by  the  largest  trade  association
 representing electrical workers in Western New York.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD16073-01-4
 S. 9892                             2
 
   §  3.  The  chair  of  the  public service commission, or such chair's
 designee, shall be designated as the chairperson of  the  study  commis-
 sion.    The members of the study commission shall serve without compen-
 sation, except that members shall be allowed their necessary and  actual
 expenses incurred in the performance of their duties under this act.
   § 4. The study commission shall be authorized to hold public hearings,
 and  to consult with any organization, educational institution, or other
 government entity or person, to enable it to accomplish its duties.
   § 5. To effectuate the purposes of this act, the study commission  may
 request  and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau,
 commission, or other agency of the state or any state  public  authority
 such  assistance, information, and data as will enable the study commis-
 sion to properly carry out its powers and duties hereunder.
   § 6. The study commission shall issue a report  of  its  findings  and
 legislative  recommendations  to the governor, the speaker of the assem-
 bly, the minority leader of the assembly, the temporary president of the
 senate, and the minority leader of the senate.
   § 7. The public service commission shall use  the  study  commission's
 report's  findings and recommendations to determine whether, how, and on
 what timetable to modify the targets  set  forth  in  subdivision  2  of
 section  66-p  of  the public service law. The public service commission
 shall consult with the department of  environmental  conservation  about
 whether,  how,  and on what timetable to modify the targets set forth in
 subdivision 1 of section 75-0107 of the environmental conservation  law,
 based  upon the study commission's report's findings and recommendations
 issued pursuant to this act.
   § 8. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed two years after it shall have become a law.

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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George M. Borrello

Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Details

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S9892 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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