NY A02547

Gas pipeline operators must accelerate repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of piping or equipment that is leaking or at high risk of leaking due to inferior materials, poor construction, lack of maintenance, or age

The Public Service Commission shall develop prioritized repair timelines based on leak severity, adopt cost-recovery programs with replacement targets, establish standard definitions for calculating unaccounted-for gas, and require use of best available leak detection technology

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority must issue non-binding guidelines within one year identifying best practices for identifying and classifying high-risk pipeline infrastructure

The Authority and Commission must jointly establish and publish standard forms within one year for calculating and reporting unaccounted-for gas, including information on causes and quantities

Pipeline operators in cities with populations of one million or more must establish and maintain a database of pipeline infrastructure including age and repair status, shared with the Coordinated Building Inspection Data Analysis System