Requires the mobilization of the New York guard for certain power outages; requires power outage restoration training for members of the New York guard.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1508
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2023
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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.
LBD03750-01-3
