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NY A03258

Bill

Status

Passed

7/21/2022

Primary Sponsor

Nader Sayegh

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires electric corporations to include in their annual emergency response plans (submitted by December 15) detailed plans for communication and coordination between the corporation, employees, crews, mutual aid providers, other utilities, local governments, and other assisting entities.

  • Applies the same communication and coordination requirements to the Long Island Power Authority's emergency response plan, ensuring consistency with Public Service Law requirements.

  • Mandates that emergency response plans address how the electric corporation will communicate with local officials, regulatory agencies, and coordinate deployment of company and mutual aid crews during widespread outages.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Requires the emergency response plan of an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority to include plans for how the communication and coordination of efforts shall occur between the various parties involved in implementing such emergency response plan.

Last Action

signed chap.395

7/21/2022

Committee Referrals

Energy and Telecommunications5/11/2022
Rules5/9/2022
Corporations, Authorities and Commissions1/22/2021

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