Bill Text: NY A04482 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Amended

New York Assembly Bill 4482 (Prior Session Legislation)

Amended

Bill Title: Provides for the notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations to affected communities.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-07-01 - amended on third reading 4482b [A04482 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A04482-Amended.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                        4482--B
                                                               Cal. No. 754
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 4, 2009
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, V. LOPEZ, WRIGHT, COOK -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M.  of A. ALFANO, BARRA, COLTON, JOHN, TOWNS -- read  once
         and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commis-
         sions  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
         amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported from  committee,
         advanced  to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
         its place on the order of third reading
       AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to providing for the
         notification of impending emergencies by electric corporations
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
    2  54 to read as follows:
    3    S 54. NOTIFICATION OF IMPENDING EMERGENCIES. 1. EVERY ELECTRIC  CORPO-
    4  RATION SHALL NOTIFY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A MUNICIPALITY OR THE
    5  DESIGNATED  AGENCY  HEAD OR DEPARTMENT HEAD OF A MUNICIPALITY WHEN THERE
    6  IS AN IMPENDING ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY THAT MAY AFFECT  THE  MUNICIPALITY.
    7  EACH  MUNICIPALITY  NOTIFIED  OF  A  PENDING  ELECTRICAL EMERGENCY SHALL
    8  PROVIDE APPROPRIATE NOTICE AND INFORMATION TO DESIGNATED MEDIA  OUTLETS,
    9  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ELECTRONIC, PRINT, INTERNET OR OTHER DESIG-
   10  NATED PUBLIC MEDIA OUTLETS SERVING SUCH AFFECTED MUNICIPALITY.
   11    2. (A) THE COMMISSION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, SHALL
   12  PROMULGATE  RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF
   13  THIS SECTION.  THE COMMISSION SHALL SOLICIT INPUT FROM  ELECTRIC  CORPO-
   14  RATIONS AND MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS IN THE PROCESS OF FORMULATING SUCH RULES
   15  AND REGULATIONS.
   16    (B)  SUCH  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO
   17  ESTABLISHING PROTOCOLS WHICH ADDRESS THE MAGNITUDE AND SEVERITY  OF  THE
   18  IMPENDING  EMERGENCY,  AS  WELL  AS  PROTOCOLS  FOR  NOTIFICATION OF THE
   19  PUBLIC.
   20    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   21  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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