Bill Text: NY A01508 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the mobilization of the New York guard for certain power outages; requires power outage restoration training for members of the New York guard.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A01508 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01508-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1508

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 17, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
          mobilization  of  the New York guard for certain power outages; and to
          amend the military law, in relation to requiring power outage restora-
          tion training for members of the New York guard

          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  73-b to read as follows:
     3    § 73-b. Power outages; mobilization of New York guard. 1. The governor
     4  is directed to mobilize the New York guard when any power outage  occurs
     5  in  this  state  where a total of twenty-five thousand or more customers
     6  remain without power in any geographic area of this state after  twenty-
     7  four hours from the time the power outage first occurred.
     8    2. The purpose and objective of the mobilization of the New York guard
     9  pursuant  to  this  section  shall  be to restore and aid public utility
    10  corporations in this state in the restoration  of  power  to  homes  and
    11  businesses.  Such mobilization shall initially concentrate on the resto-
    12  ration of power in areas with a high  concentration  of  overhead  power
    13  lines as determined by the governor.
    14    3. The commissioner shall require that the cost of training members of
    15  the  New York guard to carry out the provisions of this section pursuant
    16  to section one hundred seventy-one of the military law be borne  collec-
    17  tively by public utility corporations in this state.
    18    §  2.  The military law is amended by adding a new section 171 to read
    19  as follows:
    20    § 171. Training; restoration of power. Each member  of  the  New  York
    21  guard shall be required to complete training in the restoration of power
    22  to  homes  and  businesses,  electrical  power grid maintenance and tree
    23  removal for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of section seven-
    24  ty-three-b of the public service law.
    25    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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