Bill > S178

Introduced Session

This bill requires Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to create, maintain, and update, as appropriate, an online database providing real-time information on the date and type of scheduled utility service work. The online database shall serve as an online resource for a government agency to plan utility service work, roadwork, and other related work within a public right-of-way. The online database is to be accessible by any "government agency" and "utility service provider," as those terms are defined in the bill, and is to be designed and function in a manner that maximizes communication among all government agencies and utility service providers that may be impacted by scheduled utility service work. The bill requires a utility service provider to submit to the BPU electronic notice and detailed information of scheduled utility service work at least five business days prior to the date the utility service provider performs the service work. The BPU is to maintain the information on the online database until the service work is completed, cancelled, or rescheduled. The bill provides for an exception to the prior notice requirement for service work if the work is undertaken in response to an "emergency" as that term is defined in the bill. If the work is undertaken in response to an emergency, a utility service provider is to submit to the BPU electronic notice and detailed information of the work as soon as possible after the beginning of the emergency.

AI Summary

Committee Categories

Brian Stack (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Economic Growth Committee (on 01/11/2022)

Official Document