STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5313 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN SENATE April 25, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- 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 prohibiting the attachment of wireless equipment and other like attachments to exist- ing utility poles in certain circumstances The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 119-a of the public 2 service law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added 3 to read as follows: 4 2. The commission shall prohibit the attachment of wireless broadcast 5 or relay equipment, or any other like attachments, to any utility pole 6 which was installed on, before or after the effective date of this 7 subdivision, or unless an existing easement is explicitly amended in 8 writing and filed to include wireless broadcast or relay equipment, or 9 any other like attachments to a utility pole, or unless a new easement 10 is written and filed to allow the attachment of wireless broadcast or 11 relay equipment, or any other like attachments, to a utility pole. Such 12 amendments to an existing easement or a new easement shall not affect 13 any adjoining property or property owners. 14 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11323-01-9