NY A09991

Requires public utilities (electric, gas, combined gas-electric corporations, Long Island Power Authority, and New York Power Authority) to submit climate change impact statements to the Public Service Commission every five years beginning in 2016, 2017, and 2018 depending on utility type.

Climate change impact statements must assess probable impacts of climate change on utility infrastructure and operations over the next 20 years, describe current and proposed hardening standards for flood, wind, ice/snow and vegetation control, and detail how utilities have incorporated climate change findings into planning and emergency preparations.

Statements must identify all consultants and employees involved in preparation, list all government and technical reports consulted, describe procedures and resources changes resulting from weather events causing $1 million or more in damage (or $250,000 for smaller utilities), and include modified flood plain maps showing utility infrastructure in 100-year and 500-year flood zones.

The Public Service Commission must publish each statement in the State Register for a 60-day public comment period and issue a comprehensive evaluation within nine months, with authority to prescribe additional information requirements and modify filing requirements for utilities where information is not relevant or would cause undue hardship.

Allows the Commission to waive the 2017 filing requirement for utilities that addressed climate change adequately in a prior rate order proceeding.