Relates to requiring a public utility company to reimburse a municipality or fire company for guarding downed lines for periods of time in excess of one hour after such utility company has received notice of such downed line and does not have a repair crew at such downed line.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6945
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
November 17, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring a
public utility company to reimburse a municipality or fire company for
guarding downed lines for periods of time in excess of one hour
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
2 119-d to read as follows:
3 § 119-d. Reimbursement of municipality or fire company for guarding
4 downed lines. 1. The commission shall adopt and implement rules and
5 regulations requiring each public utility company, which is responsible
6 for responding to downed lines, to reimburse the municipality or fire
7 company, as defined in section one hundred of the general municipal law,
8 for the costs associated with guarding such downed lines for periods in
9 excess of one hour after such utility company has received notice of
10 such downed line and does not have a repair crew at such downed line.
11 For the purposes of this section, the term "downed lines" shall include
12 but not be limited to power, telephone and cable lines.
13 2. For the purposes of subdivision one of this section, a municipality
14 shall only be entitled to reimbursement if such municipality has a
15 professional municipal fire department.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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