Bill Text: NY S00036 | 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 (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2021-01-06 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S00036 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-S00036-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 36 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE (Prefiled) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. THOMAS -- 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 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
