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NY A07625
Bill
Status
4/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Rivera
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AI Summary
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Requires gas pipeline facility operators to provide the Public Service Commission with an inventory of all leaking or leak-prone piping and equipment in their service area and repair, rehabilitate, or replace such infrastructure within commission-established timeframes
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Directs the commission to set standards for designating pipes as leaking or leak-prone, develop prioritized repair timelines, adopt cost-recovery programs with targets and benchmarks, and require use of best available leak detection technology
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Mandates the commission to issue rules within one year identifying best practices for classifying leaking infrastructure and establish standardized forms for calculating and reporting unaccounted-for gas
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Requires gas pipeline operators in cities with populations of one million or more to establish and maintain a database of pipeline infrastructure including age and repair status, shared with the coordinated building inspection data analysis system
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Requires the commission to submit an annual gas safety report by July 1st to the governor and legislative leaders detailing remaining pipeline replacement work, authorized annual replacement amounts, work completed, field personnel adequacy, and any penalties imposed for failure to complete replacement work
Legislative Description
Requires gas pipeline facilities to accelerate the repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of equipment or pipelines that are leaking or leak prone and increase safety reporting relating to gas pipeline leaks; requires the public service commission to establish timelines for the repair, rehabilitation or replacement of leaking or leak prone infrastructure; requires the commission to provide a gas safety report to the legislature.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/7/2026