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                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 23, 2009
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Introduced  by  M. of A. JOHN, ROSENTHAL, RAMOS, STIRPE, ALESSI, GUNTHER
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF -- (at request of the  Depart-
  ment  of Public Service) -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to gas corporations

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision 6 of section 65 of the public service law, as
amended by chapter 713 of the laws of 1981 and paragraph (b-1) as  added
by chapter 534 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
  6.  Service charges prohibited. Every gas corporation shall charge for
gas supplied a fair and reasonable price. No such corporation shall make
or impose an additional charge or fee for service or for  the  installa-
tion  of  apparatus  or  the  use  of apparatus installed, except that a
charge may be made:
  (a) where entry, inspection or examination as authorized  by  subdivi-
sion nine of this section is denied;
  (b)  for  reconnecting  the  service to a person or corporation if the
service to such person or corporation was  disconnected,  in  accordance
with  applicable  legal  requirements,  for  non-payment  of  bills  for
service; [or]
  (b-1) for expenses reasonably incurred as determined by the commission
in cases of meter tampering and theft of service.  Such  expenses  shall
include, but not be limited to, the cost of investigating, repairing and
replacing  meters and pipes, and the cost of moving a meter and install-
ing it in a secure location[.];
  (c) for a remote meter reading device upon the request and consent  of
the customer[.]; OR
  (D)  FOR  INSTALLATION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FIXTURES TO PROMOTE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPON THE REQUEST AND CONSENT OF THE CUSTOMER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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