NY A10900

Public Service Commission must conduct a study analyzing the feasibility and costs of burying all or most existing electrical, telephone, and internet transmission lines in New York State.

Study must include analysis of economic and environmental benefits, cost burden per utility customer, job creation estimates, and project completion timeline.

Commission must consider varying geographical areas and report impacts separately by utility, calculating statewide cost per customer on a monthly basis for the project's life.

Commission must publish findings on its website and deliver the report to the governor, senate president, assembly speaker, and relevant committee chairs within 180 days of the law's effective date.

All new electrical, telephone, and internet transmission lines installed in the state must be buried underground to the greatest extent possible for preliminary permits issued on or after the law's effective date.