Bill Text: NY A06007 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to the siting of electric substations

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-07-01 - held for consideration in ways and means [A06007 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06007-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6007
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 24, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, BENJAMIN, DINOWITZ, GIANARIS, JACOBS,
         MILLMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BRADLEY,  COLTON,  DIAZ,
         EDDINGTON,  GLICK, KOON, McENENY, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, RUSSELL, TOWNS --
         read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
         and Commissions
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law, in relation to the siting of
         electric substations
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 120 of the public service law, as
    2  amended by chapter 538 of the laws  of  1981,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    2. "Major utility transmission facility" means: (a) an electric trans-
    5  mission  line  of a design capacity of one hundred twenty-five kilovolts
    6  or more extending a distance of one mile or  more,  or  of  one  hundred
    7  kilovolts  or  more  and  less  than  one hundred twenty-five kilovolts,
    8  extending a distance of ten miles or more, including  associated  equip-
    9  ment,  but  shall  not include any such transmission line located wholly
   10  underground in a city with a population in excess of one  hundred  twen-
   11  ty-five  thousand or a primary transmission line approved by the federal
   12  energy regulatory commission in connection with a hydro-electric facili-
   13  ty; [and] (b) a fuel gas transmission line extending a distance  of  one
   14  thousand  feet  or more to be used to transport fuel gas at pressures of
   15  one hundred twenty-five pounds per square inch or more, excluding appur-
   16  tenant facilities, but shall not  include  any  such  transmission  line
   17  which is located wholly underground in a city or wholly within the right
   18  of  way  of  a  state, county or town highway or village street as those
   19  terms are defined in article one of the highway law and article  six  of
   20  the  village  law,  or  which  replaces  an  existing transmission line,
   21  including appurtenant facilities, and extends a distance  of  less  than
   22  one  mile;  AND  (C) A FACILITY IN WHICH ELECTRIC CURRENT IS TRANSFORMED
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD00792-01-9
       A. 6007                             2
    1  FROM THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM  OR  A  FACILITY
    2  WITHIN  THE  DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM THAT IS LARGER THAN FIVE HUNDRED SQUARE
    3  FEET AND IN WHICH ELECTRIC CURRENT IS TRANSFORMED.
    4    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.