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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6310
 
                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                     April 12, 2023
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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 a study
          on  the  height  of  overhead utility lines and communication lines as
          such relate to the height of agricultural equipment  and  other  heavy
          duty  equipment;  and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
          expiration thereof
 
          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  28 to read as follows:
     3    § 28. Study on the height of overhead utility lines and  communication
     4  lines;  agricultural equipment. 1. The chairperson of the public service
     5  commission is hereby authorized and directed to study the implementation
     6  of this chapter of law in regard to the height of overhead communication
     7  lines or cables including but not limited to telegraph lines  and  tele-
     8  phone  lines,  and  any  other overhead utility line or cable the chair-
     9  person deems necessary to complete such study.
    10    2. The study shall include, but not be limited to examining:
    11    a. the use of and compliance with the national  electric  safety  code
    12  line height standard;
    13    b.    instances of vehicles, including but not limited to agricultural
    14  equipment and any other  off-road  heavy  duty  equipment,  coming  into
    15  contact  with  communication lines, utility lines and any other overhead
    16  line or cable; and
    17    c. whether such national electric safety code line height standard  is
    18  sufficient  with  the increased size of agricultural equipment and other
    19  off-road heavy duty equipment to ensure safe passage of  such  equipment
    20  under such lines or cables.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02106-01-3
        S. 6310                             2
 
     1    3. The study conducted pursuant to this section shall be completed and
     2  a report on such study shall be submitted to the governor and the legis-
     3  lature no later than one year after the effective date of this section.
     4    §  2.   This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
     5  deemed repealed January 1, 2026.