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NY A11019

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/9/2020

Primary Sponsor

Nader Sayegh

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Electric corporations must restore power to police departments, fire departments, and ambulance services within 24 hours of service interruption or provide an alternate generated power source.

  • Alternate generated power source must have capacity to operate all life safety systems and basic operations of the emergency service.

  • Electric corporations are prohibited from increasing charges to ratepayers to recover costs incurred from complying with this prioritization requirement.

  • The act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Requires electric corporations to prioritize restoring services to police departments, fire departments, and ambulance services, when such services are interrupted; prohibits such corporations from charging rate payers a higher rate for extra costs incurred due to prioritizing such services.

Last Action

referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

9/9/2020

Committee Referrals

Corporations, Authorities and Commissions9/9/2020

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