N.Y. Public Service Law Section 66-U
Gas safety reports

1.

On or before April thirtieth of each year, each gas corporation shall file with the department a gas safety report. The department shall review the reports to monitor each gas corporation’s pipeline replacement projects and all other activities related to providing safe and reliable gas service in order to determine whether the projects or activities are being carried out in a manner consistent with this chapter, the commission’s rules, regulations and orders, and any practice the department has deemed necessary for the provision of safe and reliable service, and to track how each gas corporation is spending any funds allocated for pipeline replacement projects and all other activities related to providing safe and reliable gas service.

2.

The gas safety report provided for in subdivision one of this section shall include a thorough description and explanation of the strategic planning and decision-making methodology used to determine and prioritize pipeline replacement projects, a description of the corporation’s operation and maintenance activities related to gas safety, a description of the corporation’s inspections of its intrastate transmission and distribution lines, leak repair information, and any other information the department may require. If there has been no substantial change in a gas corporation’s safety report since the gas safety report most recently filed with the department, the corporation, with consent of the department, may file an updated version of such report. 2-a. A gas corporation shall also include with its gas safety report a list of pipeline replacement projects completed by a gas corporation within the last year.

3.

The commission may take any action to address and/or prevent a deficiency in a gas corporation’s prioritization or administration of its pipeline replacement projects or operation and maintenance activities related to gas safety, including ordering reasonable improvements that will best promote the public interest, preserve the public health and protect those using gas pursuant to those powers provided to the commission as provided in this chapter, including but not limited to those in § 66 (General powers of commission in respect to gas and electricity)section sixty-six of this article.

Source: Section 66-U — Gas safety reports, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PBS/66-U (updated Mar. 10, 2023; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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Application of article 65
Safe and adequate service 65‑A
Notification to social services officials 65‑B
Service to persons applying for or receiving public assistance, supplemental security income benefits or additional state payments 66
General powers of commission in respect to gas and electricity 66‑A
Conservation of gas, declaration of policy, delegation of power 66‑B
Continuation of gas service 66‑C
Conservation of energy 66‑D
Contract carrier authorization 66‑E
Monitoring of natural gas procurement 66‑F
Purchase and procurement of natural gas at lowest available price 66‑G
Sale of indigenous natural gas for generation of electricity 66‑H
Certain electric corporations 66‑J
Net energy metering for residential solar, farm waste, non-residential solar electric generating systems, micro-combined heat and power g... 66‑K
Allowance credit trading or sales 66‑L
Net energy metering for residential, farm service and non-residential wind electric generating systems 66‑M
Green jobs-green New York on-bill recovery 66‑N
Net metering study 66‑O
Electric vehicle charging tariff 66‑P
Establishment of a renewable energy program 66‑Q
Gas and electric billing information for residential rental premises 66‑R
Requirements for certain renewable energy systems 66‑S
Electric vehicle charging 66‑T
Thermal energy network development 66‑T*2
Registration of energy brokers and energy consultants 66‑U
Gas safety reports 66‑V
Requirements for certain climate risk-related and energy transition projects 66‑W
Finality of charges 67
Inspection of gas and electric meters 67‑A
Charges for past services 68
Certificate of public convenience and necessity 68‑A
Statements of nature and extent of interests to be filed upon request 69
Approval of issues of stock, bonds and other forms of indebtedness 69‑A
Reorganizations 70
Transfer of franchises or stocks 70‑A
Street lights 71
Complaints as to quality and price of gas and electricity 72
Notice and hearing 72‑A
Increased fuel costs 73
Compensation to customers experiencing widespread prolonged outages 73‑A
Prioritization of emergency services 74
Energy storage deployment policy 74‑A
Westchester county renewable energy and energy efficiency resources program 74‑B
Long Island community choice aggregation programs 75
Defense in case of excessive charges for gas or electricity 76
Rates charged veteran organizations, religious bodies and community residences 77
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Mar. 10, 2023

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