Bill Text: NY A04422 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Directs the public service commission to prohibit the attachment of wireless equipment or any other like attachments to existing utility poles in certain circumstances.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-03 - held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions [A04422 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A04422-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          4422

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 4, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
          Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

        AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  prohibiting  the
          attachment  of wireless equipment and other like attachments to exist-
          ing utility poles in certain circumstances

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

     1    Section  1.  The  opening  paragraph  of  section  119-a of the public
     2  service law is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added
     3  to read as follows:
     4    2. The commission shall prohibit the attachment of wireless  broadcast
     5  or  relay  equipment, or any other like attachments, to any utility pole
     6  which was installed on, before or  after  the  effective  date  of  this
     7  subdivision,  or  unless  an  existing easement is explicitly amended in
     8  writing and filed to include wireless broadcast or relay  equipment,  or
     9  any  other  like attachments to a utility pole, or unless a new easement
    10  is written and filed to allow the attachment of  wireless  broadcast  or
    11  relay equipment, or any other like attachments, to a utility pole.  Such
    12  amendments  to  an  existing easement or a new easement shall not affect
    13  any adjoining property or property owners.
    14    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02324-01-1
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