This bill would require that gas corporations report to an agency or office designated by the mayor annually on asset conditions, planned infrastructure projects and investment priorities. Further, such corporations would be required to meet annually with such agency or office designated by the mayor, the Speaker of the City Council and the Mayor to discuss the information contained in such report and related gas safety issues.
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Affirmative
- Inez D. Barron
- Joseph C. Borelli
- James G. Van Bramer
- Fernando Cabrera
- Margaret S. Chin
- Andrew Cohen
- Costa G. Constantinides
- Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
- Elizabeth S. Crowley
- Laurie A. Cumbo
- Chaim M. Deutsch
- Inez E. Dickens
- Daniel Dromm
- Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.
- Mathieu Eugene
- Julissa Ferreras-Copeland
- Daniel R. Garodnick
- Vincent J. Gentile
- Vanessa L. Gibson
- David G. Greenfield
- Barry S. Grodenchik
- Corey D. Johnson
- Ben Kallos
- Andy L. King
- Peter A. Koo
- Rory I. Lancman
- Brad S. Lander
- Stephen T. Levin
- Mark Levine
- Alan N. Maisel
- Melissa Mark-Viverito
- Steven Matteo
- Darlene Mealy
- Carlos Menchaca
- Rosie Mendez
- I. Daneek Miller
- Annabel Palma
- Antonio Reynoso
- Donovan J. Richards
- Ydanis A. Rodriguez
- Deborah L. Rose
- Helen K. Rosenthal
- Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
- Ritchie J. Torres
- Mark Treyger
- Eric A. Ulrich
- James Vacca
- Paul A. Vallone
- Jumaane D. Williams
- Ruben Wills
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Affirmative
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Int. No. 1098-A
By Council Members Rodriguez, Williams, Richards, Palma, Dickens, Crowley, Rosenthal, Menchaca, Cohen, Van Bramer, Levin, Kallos and Ulrich
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring annual reports on the state of gas infrastructure in the city
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 4 of title 24 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 24-424 to read as follows:
§ 24-424 Annual safety report concerning gas infrastructure. a. As used in this section, the terms “gas corporation” and “gas plant” shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in section 2 of the public service law.
b. Each gas corporation that owns, operates or manages a gas plant located in whole or in part in the city shall by July first in each year, beginning in 2017, submit to an agency or office designated by the mayor a report on gas asset conditions consistent with the reporting requirements of section 255.951 of title 16 of the New York codes, rules and regulations and section 191.11 of title 49 of the code of federal regulations, including the operator’s mains and services inventory by material, diameter, vintage and leaks; a summary of major planned infrastructure projects in the city; the gas corporation’s investment priorities in the next year; and such other information as such designated agency or office may require by rule.
c. Each gas corporation will meet annually with the head of such designated agency or office, the speaker of the council and the mayor, or designees of such persons, to discuss the information set forth in subdivision b of this section and related gas safety issues, including planned infrastructure in the city, leak reporting and surveillance activities, the operator’s integrity management program and the general condition of the operator’s gas assets.
§ 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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