Bill Text: NY A02670 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires cell towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power outage.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-21 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A02670 Detail]

Download: New_York-2025-A02670-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2670

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 21, 2025
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. SAYEGH, SANTABARBARA, TAGUE, LEMONDES, SHIMSKY,
          SLATER,  DeSTEFANO,   GLICK,   BICHOTTE HERMELYN,   SIMON,   GANDOLFO,
          K. BROWN,  GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
          rations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring  cell
          towers  to  be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power
          outage

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  399-yyyyy to read as follows:
     3    § 399-yyyyy. Macro cell tower sites; back-up power. 1.  Every owner or
     4  operator  of  macro cell tower sites located in this state shall, to the
     5  extent practicable, equip all such macro cell tower sites with an  emer-
     6  gency  back-up power source capable of providing adequate power to main-
     7  tain the operation of such macro cell tower sites in the case of a  loss
     8  of  power.    Such  emergency back-up power source shall use a renewable
     9  energy system, fuel cell electric generating  equipment,  or  an  energy
    10  storage  system and be capable of powering a macro cell tower site for a
    11  minimum of at least seventy-two hours.  If a macro cell  tower  site  is
    12  already  equipped  with  an  emergency back-up power source prior to the
    13  effective date of this section, then the owner or operator of such macro
    14  tower site shall not be required to update such emergency back-up  power
    15  source to meet the requirements of this section, provided, however, that
    16  once such emergency back-up power source needs to be replaced, the owner
    17  or  operator  shall  equip  such macro cell tower site with an emergency
    18  back-up power source that meets the requirements of this section.
    19    2. For the purposes of this section, "macro  cell  tower  site"  shall
    20  mean  the  place where wireless telecommunications equipment and network
    21  components, including towers, transmitters, base stations, and emergency
    22  powers necessary for providing wide area outdoor service, are located. A

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02720-01-5
        A. 2670                             2

     1  macro cell tower site shall not include rooftop, small cell, or  outdoor
     2  and indoor distributed antenna system sites.
     3    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     4  have become a law.