New York S 1837: Requires a study on the height of overhead utility lines and communication lines as such relate to the height of agricultural equipment and other heavy duty equipment

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S01837 Summary:

BILL NOS01837 

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SPONSORHINCHEY

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Add §28, Pub Serv L

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Requires a study on the national electric safety code line height standard for overhead utility lines and communication lines as such relate to the height of agricultural equipment and other heavy duty equipment.

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BILL NOS01837 

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01/14/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/27/20251ST REPORT CAL.190

01/28/20252ND REPORT CAL.

02/03/2025ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 

03/20/2025PASSED SENATE

03/20/2025DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

03/20/2025referred to energy

01/07/2026died in assembly

01/07/2026returned to senate

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 1837

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
 cations

 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring a study
 on the height of overhead utility lines and communication lines as
 such relate to the height of agricultural equipment and other heavy
 duty equipment; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon
 expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 2 28 to read as follows:
 3 § 28. Study on the height of overhead utility lines and communication
 4 lines; agricultural equipment. 1. The chairperson of the public service
 5 commission is hereby authorized and directed to study the implementation
 6 of this chapter of law in regard to the height of overhead communication
 7 lines or cables including but not limited to telegraph lines and tele-
 8 phone lines, and any other overhead utility line or cable the chair-
 9 person deems necessary to complete such study.
 10 2. The study shall include, but not be limited to examining:
 11 a. the use of and compliance with the national electric safety code
 12 line height standard;
 13 b. instances of vehicles, including but not limited to agricultural
 14 equipment and any other off-road heavy duty equipment, coming into
 15 contact with communication lines, utility lines and any other overhead
 16 line or cable; and
 17 c. whether such national electric safety code line height standard is
 18 sufficient with the increased size of agricultural equipment and other
 19 off-road heavy duty equipment to ensure safe passage of such equipment
 20 under such lines or cables.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05425-01-5

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 1 3. The study conducted pursuant to this section shall be completed and
 2 a report on such study shall be submitted to the governor and the legis-
 3 lature no later than one year after the effective date of this section.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
 5 deemed repealed January 1, 2028.

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