STATE OF NEW YORK
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1205
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to developing state-
wide standards for color coding all conduits used, operated or owned
by public service corporations for identification purposes
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 5 of the public service law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
3 7. On or before January first, two thousand twenty, the commission
4 shall develop rules and regulations mandating statewide standards for
5 color coding all lines, wires, cables, and conduits used, operated or
6 owned by utility corporations, steam corporations, electric corpo-
7 rations, gas corporations, telephone corporations and telegraph corpo-
8 rations, as such corporations are defined in section two of this arti-
9 cle, to facilitate identification of such lines, wires, cables and
10 conduits during times of emergency and/or natural disaster. Color
11 coding shall be accomplished by placement of tags on each connecting end
12 of all lines, wires, cables and conduits and on all utility poles. Such
13 rules and regulations shall apply to all lines, wires, cables, conduits
14 and utility poles installed or repaired by such corporations on or after
15 January first, two thousand twenty.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00133-01-9
