STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 485 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to developing state- wide standards for color coding all conduits used, operated or owned by public service corporations for identification purposes The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 5 of the public service law is amended by adding a 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. On or before January first, two thousand eighteen, the commission 4 shall develop rules and regulations mandating statewide standards for 5 color coding all lines, wires, cables, and conduits used, operated or 6 owned by utility corporations, steam corporations, electric corpo- 7 rations, gas corporations, telephone corporations and telegraph corpo- 8 rations, as such corporations are defined in section two of this arti- 9 cle, to facilitate identification of such lines, wires, cables and 10 conduits during times of emergency and/or natural disaster. Color 11 coding shall be accomplished by placement of tags on each connecting end 12 of all lines, wires, cables and conduits and on all utility poles. Such 13 rules and regulations shall apply to all lines, wires, cables, conduits 14 and utility poles installed or repaired by such corporations on or after 15 January first, two thousand eighteen. 16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02722-01-7