NY State Senate Bill 2025-S1837

Senate Bill S1837

2025-2026 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 - On Floor Calendar

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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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 28, 2025	2nd report cal.
Jan 27, 2025	1st report cal.190
Jan 14, 2025	referred to energy and telecommunications

Votes

- Jan 28, 2025 - Energy And Telecommunications Committee Vote
  S1837
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Energy And Telecommunications Committee Vote: Jan 28, 2025
      
      aye (9)
      
      Gonzalez
      
      Hinchey
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      O'Mara
      
      Parker
      
      Ryan
      
      Walczyk

2025-S1837 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S6310

2025-S1837 (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.

2025-S1837 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S1837

SPONSOR: HINCHEY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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 expira-
tion thereof

 
PURPOSE OF BILL:

To provide a state sponsored Main Street Development Center within the
Division of Housing and Community Renewal, which will provide assistance
to local governments seeking to revitalize their downtown areas.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

This bill directs the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR)
to work in coordination with the Empire State Development Corporation,
the Department of State, the Department of Transportation and the Office

of Parks and Recreation to develop a "New York Main Street Development
Center" within DHCR. The center would be available to provide resources
and technical assistance to local governments entities and developers
and coordinate development efforts for the revitalization of local main
streets throughout New York.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The proposed New York Main Street Development Center will coordinate and
guide main street downtown revitalization efforts and act as a clearing
house for communities looking for assistance with Main Street renewal.
Many communities would like to entertain such projects, but are not
aware of available resources to attract this type of development. A
coordinated approach to downtown revitalization will greatly enhance the
quality of life and vitality of communities throughout the state, enable
localities to make efficient use of existing infrastructure, and provide
a necessary catalyst to attract private sector investment.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2024: S6518 (Hinchey) - Referred to Finance

2023: S6518 (Hinchey) - Passed Senate

2022: S3132 (Kavanagh) - Passed Senate

2021: S3132 (Kavanagh) - Passed Senate

2020: S5170 (Kavanagh) - Referred to HOUSING

2019: S955 (Young) - Enacting clause stricken.

2018: S3940A (Young) - Passed Senate

2017: S3940 (Young) - Passed Senate

2016: S2279 (Young) - Passed Senate
2015:S2279 (Young) - Passed Senate

2014: S5506 (Young) - Referred to Housing

2013: S5506 (Young) - Referred to Housing

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2025-S1837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1837
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 14, 2025
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD05425-01-5
 S. 1837                             2

 
   3. THE STUDY CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE COMPLETED AND
 A REPORT ON SUCH STUDY SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGIS-
 LATURE NO LATER THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed January 1, 2028.

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