New York S 7725: Relates to decisions regarding the siting of major utility transmission facilities

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S07725 Summary:

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Amd §§120 & 126, Pub Serv L

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Establishes when making a decision regarding the siting of major utility transmission facilities in the case of a gas transmission line the public service commission must determine whether the alternative method of using commercial vehicles for the purpose of transporting liquified natural gas poses a hazard to public safety.

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05/01/2025REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7725

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 May 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MATTERA -- 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 decisions regard-
 ing the siting of major utility transmission facilities

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

 1 Section 1. Section 120 of the public service law is amended by adding
 2 a new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. "Public interest" when considering the siting of fuel transmission
 4 lines, includes, but is not limited to, the consideration of energy
 5 affordability, reliability, and the safety and environmental impact of
 6 other methods of transportation, including the transportation of liqui-
 7 fied natural gas using commercial vehicles.
 8 § 2. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1 of section 126 of the public
 9 service law, as amended by chapter 521 of the laws of 2015, is amended
 10 and a new paragraph (i) is added to read as follows:
 11 (h) that the facility will serve the public interest, convenience, and
 12 necessity, provided, however, that a determination of necessity made by
 13 the power authority of the state of New York pursuant to section ten
 14 hundred five of the public authorities law for a major utility trans-
 15 mission facility for which an application has been filed prior to July
 16 first, nineteen hundred seventy-eight pursuant to section one hundred
 17 twenty-two of this [chapter] article, shall be conclusive on the commis-
 18 sion[.];
 19 (i) in the case of a gas transmission line that the alternative method
 20 of using commercial vehicles for the purpose of transporting liquified
 21 natural gas poses a hazard to public safety.
 22 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11695-01-5

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