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NY S08922
Bill
Status
8/19/2020
Primary Sponsor
James Gaughran
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AI Summary
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Allows the Public Service Commission to investigate a utility authority's performance when the Governor declares a disaster emergency and a widespread power outage lasts 72 hours or more in the affected service territory.
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Enables the PSC to review whether the authority or its service providers reasonably implemented their emergency response plan during the emergency event through evidentiary hearings or other investigatory proceedings.
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Authorizes the PSC to deny recovery of service restoration costs if it finds the authority or service providers failed to reasonably implement the emergency response plan or materially prolonged outages through such failure.
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Makes the denial of cost recovery proportional to the degree and impact of the service outage caused by the failure.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Authorizes an investigation by the public service commission during a declared state of emergency to review the performance of the Long Island power authority and any of its service providers in restoring service or otherwise meeting the requirements of the emergency response plan during an emergency event.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
8/19/2020