ASSEMBLY SPEAKER SHELDON SILVER
ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ORAL TESTIMONY BY INVITATION ONLY
SUBJECT:
An investigation into the Consolidated Edison Company of New York Inc., relating to infrastructure inspection, maintenance and repair standards necessary to protect public safety.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this hearing is to examine the extent to which Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., provides adequate resources for the inspection, maintenance, repair and when required, upgrade of its energy transmission and distribution systems in order to ensure the safety of its customers and the residents of the City of New York.
Recent events have brought into question whether Consolidated Edison Co., has allocated adequate resources necessary to ensure the safe operation and maintenance of its transmission and distribution infrastructure within the City of New York. This hearing will examine the adequacy of the resources allocated by Consolidated Edison Co., for the inspection, maintenance, operation, and repair or upgrade its energy transmission and distribution infrastructure and the extent to which those resources adequately address the specific energy reliability and safety requirements of the City of New York.
NEW YORK CITY
Friday, February 13, 2004, 11:00 am
Assembly Hearing Room 1923
19th Floor
250 Broadway, New York, NY
Oral testimony will be accepted by invitation only and will be limited to 10 minutes' duration. Twenty copies of any prepared oral testimony should be submitted at the hearing registration desk. The Committee would appreciate advance receipt of prepared statements. Written testimony also will be accepted. In order to further publicize these hearings, please inform interested parties and organizations of the Committee's interest in hearing written testimony from all sources.
SHELDON SILVER
Speaker of the Assembly
PAUL D. TONKO
Chairman, Energy Committee
In order to meet the needs of those who may have a disability, the Assembly, in accordance with its policy of non-discrimination on the basis of disability, as well as the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), has made its facilities and services available to all individuals with disabilities. For individuals with disabilities, accommodations will be provided, upon reasonable request, to afford such individuals access and admission to Assembly facilities and activities.
