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Bill Targeting Utility Companies Over Storm Response Unveiled By Cuomo, Lawmakers Bill Targeting Utility Companies Over Storm Response Unveiled By Cuomo, Lawmakers
Bill Targeting Utility Companies Over Storm Response Unveiled By Cuomo, Lawmakers New legislation has been proposed in New York that would allow lawmakers to hold utility companies more accountable for their failed responses to storm events. Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced a new, widely supported bill that will strengthen the state’s enforcement tools following repeated widespread failures to adequately prepare or respond to storms in recent years. If passed by the Legislature, the new law would increase penalties on shareholders for failing to adhere to emergency response plans and other violations of the Public Service Law (PSL), regulations, or orders of the Public Servi…

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