New York A 2670: Requires cell towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power outage

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A02670 Summary:

BILL NOA02670 

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SAME ASSAME AS S04902

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SPONSORSayegh

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COSPNSRSantabarbara, Tague, Lemondes, Shimsky, Slater, DeStefano, Glick, Bichotte Hermelyn, Simon,
 Gandolfo, Brown K, Giglio

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §399-yyyyy, Gen Bus L

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Requires cell towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power outage.

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BILL NOA02670 

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01/21/2025referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

01/07/2026referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2670

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH, SANTABARBARA, TAGUE, LEMONDES, SHIMSKY,
 SLATER, DeSTEFANO, GLICK, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, SIMON, GANDOLFO,
 K. BROWN, GIGLIO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
 rations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring cell
 towers to be equipped with a back-up power source in case of a power
 outage

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 2 399-yyyyy to read as follows:
 3 § 399-yyyyy. Macro cell tower sites; back-up power. 1. Every owner or
 4 operator of macro cell tower sites located in this state shall, to the
 5 extent practicable, equip all such macro cell tower sites with an emer-
 6 gency back-up power source capable of providing adequate power to main-
 7 tain the operation of such macro cell tower sites in the case of a loss
 8 of power. Such emergency back-up power source shall use a renewable
 9 energy system, fuel cell electric generating equipment, or an energy
 10 storage system and be capable of powering a macro cell tower site for a
 11 minimum of at least seventy-two hours. If a macro cell tower site is
 12 already equipped with an emergency back-up power source prior to the
 13 effective date of this section, then the owner or operator of such macro
 14 tower site shall not be required to update such emergency back-up power
 15 source to meet the requirements of this section, provided, however, that
 16 once such emergency back-up power source needs to be replaced, the owner
 17 or operator shall equip such macro cell tower site with an emergency
 18 back-up power source that meets the requirements of this section.
 19 2. For the purposes of this section, "macro cell tower site" shall
 20 mean the place where wireless telecommunications equipment and network
 21 components, including towers, transmitters, base stations, and emergency
 22 powers necessary for providing wide area outdoor service, are located. A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02720-01-5

 A. 2670 2

 1 macro cell tower site shall not include rooftop, small cell, or outdoor
 2 and indoor distributed antenna system sites.
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 4 have become a law.

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