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NY A10071
Bill
Status
1/30/2026
Primary Sponsor
Emily Gallagher
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AI Summary
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Gas corporations must file annual maps with the Public Service Commission showing all current and planned gas distribution line replacement, repair, renewal, and retirement projects, including locations of disadvantaged communities and terminal branches easiest to decommission
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Maps must be published on the PSC website as public records, showing neighborhoods at 250-foot increments, along with all schedules, appendices, and cover letters
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The PSC must designate "neighborhood priority decarbonization zones" after public comment, considering factors including disadvantaged community locations, pollution sources, asthma rates, and proximity to thermal energy network projects
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Zones must be ranked by urgency based on remaining time before scheduled gas infrastructure retirement or maintenance, with the goal of identifying areas where pipeline replacement projects can feasibly be avoided
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Maps will be made available to communities, municipalities, and state agencies to coordinate electrification and decarbonization efforts with planned development, housing production, and economic development initiatives
Legislative Description
Requires gas corporations to file maps with the public service commission annually to assess leak-prone gas infrastructure and the decommissioning of such leak-prone gas lines; requires the public service commission to publish such maps and certain accompanying documents on the commission's website; directs the public service commission to designate neighborhood priority decarbonization zones.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/30/2026