What's happening
This bill requires the Public Service Commission to notify and consider input from local community boards on utility property sales in large cities.
Why it matters
Empowers local community boards. in large cities to have a formal voice in utility property sales, potentially allowing neighborhoods to raise concerns about land use, environmental impact, or community needs before decisions are finalized.
Forces greater transparency and accountability. from both utility companies and the Public Service Commission by mandating public notice and a process for responding to community feedback.
Could slow or alter the approval process. for utility property transactions, as the Commission must wait for and address local board input, possibly leading to more community-driven outcomes or additional scrutiny of controversial projects.
May set a precedent. for how other types of large infrastructure sales or transfers are handled in urban areas, highlighting a shift toward increased local oversight in decisions that shape city landscapes.
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Notify Communities Before Utility Sales
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Companion bill
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Notify Community Boards on Land Sales
In Senate Committee · Energy And Telecommunications · Sponsor Michael Gianaris
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4090
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 1, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring the public service commission to provide the appropriate local community board in a city with a population of one million or more with notice of and opportunity to comment and make recommendations on any proposed sale or acquisition of real property by a gas corporation or electric corporation furnishing utility service
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 107 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. With regard to the proposed sale or acquisition of real property by any gas corporation or electric corporation furnishing utility service in a city having a population of one million or more, the commission shall provide the local community board having jurisdiction over such real property with notice of such proposed transaction, by certified mail, return receipt requested, within ten days of receiving an application for approval of the transaction. Within thirty days of receiving such notice, a local community board shall submit to the commission written comments and recommendations on such proposed transaction. The commission shall address and respond to all comments and recommendations submitted by a local community board prior to making its determination of the application of the public utility.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04198-01-7
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