New York Assembly Bill A04794 Latest Draft

   
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4794 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. E. BROWN, BEEPHAN, ANGELINO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to street lights The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 70-a of the public service law is amended by adding 2 a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows: 3 1-a. The commission shall notify any municipality or government entity 4 proposing to acquire title to and transfer ownership of the complete 5 system of street light luminaires or fixtures, all supporting infras- 6 tructure, and associated electric circuitry of the health hazards, of 7 the lack of United States Food and Drug Administration regulation of 8 light emitting diodes, "LED", lighting products, and the requirement 9 that municipalities that operate LED street lights are required to 10 publish an Americans with disabilities accommodation plan. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Effective immediately, 12 the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation neces- 13 sary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 14 authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07273-01-5