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A03318 Summary:

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A03318 Committee Votes:

Committee:CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS   Chair:Paulin      
DATE:02/09/2021AYE/NAY:25/0  Action: Favorable         
Paulin
Aye
Lemondes
Aye
Cook
Excused
Blankenbush
Aye
Galef
Aye
Friend
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Lalor
Aye
Quart
Aye
Palmesano
Aye
Otis
Aye
Angelino
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Jensen
Aye
Kim
Aye
Seawright
Aye
Dilan
Aye
Richardson
Aye
De La Rosa
Aye
Pheffer Amato
Aye
Vanel
Aye
Carroll
Aye
Niou
Aye
Fall
Aye
Jean-Pierre
Aye
Gonzalez-Rojas
Aye

A03318 Floor Votes:

A03318 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A3318C
 
SPONSOR: Sayegh

 
TITLE OF BILL:
 
An act to amend the public service law, the public authorities law and
the executive law, in relation to requiring electric corporations and
the Long Island power authority service provider to prioritize restoring
services to police departments, fire departments, and ambulance
services, when electric services are interrupted
 
 
PURPOSE:
 
This legislation seeks to ensure that our police, fire, and ambulance
services are provided with alternate power sources if their power is not
able to be restored within 24 hours.
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
 
Section 1 states that when an electric corporation is not able to
restore power to any police department, fire department of ambulance
service which has a prewired transfer switch within 24 hours, such elec-
tric corporation shall notify the local county office of emergency
management which shall provide for emergency deployment of alternative
generated power sources through a program administered through the Divi-
sion of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. This section clearly
states that an electric corporation shall not increase charges for this
program. This section also contains the definition of alternate gener-
ated power source.
 
Section 2 states that when a service provider under this section is not
able to restore power to any police department, fire department of ambu-
lance service which has a prewired transfer switch within 24 hours, such
service provider shall notify the local county office of emergency
management which shall provide for emergency deployment of alternative
generated power sources through a program administered through the Divi-
sion of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.  This section clear-
ly states that a service provider shall not increase charges for this
program. This section also contains the definition of alternate gener-
ated power source.
 
Section 3 adds a new paragraph (v) to executive law to allow for the
development of a program to make electric generating equipment owned or
leased by the state available.
 
Section 4 is the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
The Current NY Responds program currently has in place 10 strategically
located stockpiles of supplies necessary during an emergency, including
generators. Our life saving services such as police, fire, and ambulance
services play a critical role in saving citizens lives. Their ability to
operate at full capacity comes into question when they do not have
power. While some of police, fire, and ambulance services have some
redundancy not all do. This legislation would help ensure that all
police, fire, and ambulance have the ability to maintain adequate elec-
tricity to operate all life safety systems, as well as their basic oper-
ations.  If we are able to take care of our first responders in these
trying situations, they will be better positioned to assist the citizens
they are serving.
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
S.8892/A.11019; Referred to Senate Rules Committee
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

A03318 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         3318--C
                                                                Cal. No. 123
 
                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 22, 2021
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. SAYEGH, DICKENS, GRIFFIN, SIMON, GALEF, BUTTENS-
          CHON, MONTESANO, SEAWRIGHT, DeSTEFANO, GOTTFRIED, OTIS, THIELE, SANTA-
          BARBARA, TAGUE, LAWLER, RA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  DURSO,
          B. MILLER  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations,
          Authorities and Commissions -- ordered to a third reading, amended and
          ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of  third  reading
          --  again  amended  on third reading, ordered reprinted, retaining its
          place on the order of third reading -- passed by Assembly  and  deliv-
          ered  to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote reconsidered, bill
          amended, ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of  third
          reading
 
        AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, the public authorities law and
          the executive law, in relation to requiring electric corporations  and
          the Long Island power authority service provider to prioritize restor-
          ing  services  to  police departments, fire departments, and ambulance
          services, when electric services are interrupted
 
          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-a to read as follows:
     3    § 73-a. Prioritization of emergency services. 1. If an electric corpo-
     4  ration is not able to restore electric  power  services  to  any  police
     5  department,  fire  department, or ambulance service which has a facility
     6  that is prewired with an appropriate transfer switch for using an alter-
     7  nate generated power source within twenty-four  hours  of  the  loss  or
     8  interruption  of such electric power services, such electric corporation
     9  shall notify the local county office of emergency management which shall
    10  provide for emergency deployment of alternate  generated  power  sources
    11  through  a program administered by the division of homeland security and
    12  emergency services to such police department,  fire  department,  and/or
    13  ambulance service with an alternate generated power source.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02595-15-2
        A. 3318--C                          2
 
     1    2.  An  electric  corporation  shall  not increase charges to any rate
     2  payers to cover any extra costs incurred by such electric corporation as
     3  a result of compliance with subdivision one of this section.
     4    3.  For  the  purposes  of  this  section,  "alternate generated power
     5  source" shall mean electric generating equipment that is of the capacity
     6  that is capable of providing adequate electricity to  operate  all  life
     7  safety  systems  and  the  basic operations of a police department, fire
     8  department, or ambulance service.
     9    4. This section shall only apply to police departments,  fire  depart-
    10  ments,  or  ambulance  services  who are registered with the division of
    11  homeland security and emergency services pursuant to article  twenty-six
    12  of the executive law.
    13    § 2. Title 1-A of article 5 of the public authorities law, as added by
    14  chapter  517  of  the  laws  of 1986, is amended by adding a new section
    15  1020-mm to read as follows:
    16    § 1020-mm. Prioritization of emergency services.  1.  If  the  service
    17  provider  is  not  able to restore electric power services to any police
    18  department, fire department, or ambulance service service  which  has  a
    19  facility  that is prewired with an appropriate transfer switch for using
    20  an alternate generated power source within twenty-four hours of the loss
    21  or interruption of such electric power services,  the  service  provider
    22  shall notify the local county office of emergency management which shall
    23  provide  for  emergency  deployment of alternate generated power sources
    24  through a program administered by the division of homeland security  and
    25  emergency  services  to  such police department, fire department, and/or
    26  ambulance service with an alternate generated power source.
    27    2. The service provider shall not increase charges to any rate  payers
    28  to cover any extra costs incurred by the service provider as a result of
    29  compliance with subdivision one of this section.
    30    3.  For  the  purposes  of  this  section,  "alternate generated power
    31  source" shall mean electric generating equipment that is of the capacity
    32  that is capable of providing adequate electricity to  operate  all  life
    33  safety  systems  and  the  basic operations of a police department, fire
    34  department, or ambulance service.
    35    4. This section shall only apply to police departments,  fire  depart-
    36  ments,  or  ambulance  services  who are registered with the division of
    37  homeland security and emergency services pursuant to article  twenty-six
    38  of the executive law.
    39    §  3.  Subdivision 2 of section 709 of the executive law is amended by
    40  adding a new paragraph (v) to read as follows:
    41    (v) develop a program to make electric generating equipment  owned  or
    42  leased  by the state available to county offices of emergency management
    43  pursuant to section seventy-three-a of the public service law.
    44    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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