Bill Text: NY S03287 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the description of fuel gas transmission lines.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S03287 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S03287-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3287
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 31, 2013
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- 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 requiring certain
         information to be filed with department of public service
         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  121-b to read as follows:
    3    S  121-B. FILING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.  1. ALL PERSONS WHO INTEND TO
    4  CONSTRUCT A GAS GATHERING LINE OR A PIPELINE FACILITY, SHALL  FILE  WITH
    5  THE  DEPARTMENT  SPATIAL  MAPPING  DATA,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO
    6  GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM  DATA,  DETAILING  THE  LOCATION  OF  SUCH
    7  PROPOSED GATHERING LINE OR PIPELINE FACILITY.
    8    2.  THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
    9  MENTAL CONSERVATION, SHALL ESTABLISH AND  MAINTAIN  A  COMPUTER  MAPPING
   10  SYSTEM FOR PLOTTING THE LOCATION OF GATHERING LINES AND PIPELINE FACILI-
   11  TIES.    SUCH  MAPS SHALL OVERLAY LOCATIONS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
   12  ARTICLE TWENTY-THREE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW.
   13    3.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL  HAVE  THE
   14  FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   15    (A)  "GATHERING  LINE"  MEANS  A  PIPELINE  THAT TRANSPORTS GAS FROM A
   16  CURRENT PRODUCTION FACILITY TO A TRANSMISSION LINE, MAIN, OR DIRECTLY TO
   17  AN END USER.
   18    (B)   "PIPELINE   FACILITY"   MEANS   NEW   AND   EXISTING   PIPELINE,
   19  RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND ANY RELATED EQUIPMENT, FACILITY, OR BUILDING, USED IN
   20  THE  TRANSPORTATION OF GAS, OR IN THE TREATMENT OF GAS DURING THE COURSE
   21  OF TRANSPORTATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCTION, GATHERING,  TREAT-
   22  MENT  OR  PROCESSING  OF  SUCH GAS, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY: (I) TRANS-
   23  MISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATED BY A LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY
   24  SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION FOR PURPOSES OF  PROVIDING
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07061-01-3
       S. 3287                             2
    1  RETAIL  UTILITY  SERVICE; OR (II) TRANSMISSION PIPELINE CONSTRUCTED BY A
    2  NATURAL GAS COMPANY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE FEDERAL NATURAL  GAS  ACT
    3  (15 U.S.C.A. SECTION 717 ET SEQ.).  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE THE OPTION
    4  TO INCORPORATE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING PIPELINE FACILITIES.
    5    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    6  it  shall have become a law, provided however, that effective immediate-
    7  ly, the addition, amendment and/or repeal  of  any  rule  or  regulation
    8  necessary  for  the implementation of this act on its effective date are
    9  authorized and directed to be made  and  completed  on  or  before  such
   10  effective date.