Assembly Bill A7814

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the public service commission to audit utility submetering orders, compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders, prepare report

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A7814 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5009
Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A971, S1397
2013-2014: A981, S1226

2009-A7814 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the public service commission to audit previously approved utility submetering orders, to compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders were implemented, and to prepare a report concerning its findings.

2009-A7814 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7814

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KELLNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to require the public  service  commission  to  audit  previously
  approved  utility submetering orders, compare usage before submetering
  to usage after submetering orders  were  implemented,  and  prepare  a
  report concerning its findings

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

  Section 1. The public service commission  shall  audit  all    utility
submetering  orders approved by the public service commission during the
period of January 1, 2004 through the effective date of  this  act,  and
shall  specifically  determine whether all applicable utility price caps
and tenant protection provisions have been complied with and compare the
rate and cost of utility usage before submetering to usage after  imple-
mentation  of  submetering  orders. This audit shall be completed within
twelve months following the effective date of these provisions.
  S 2. Upon completion of the audit, the public service commission shall
make a report to the governor  and  the  legislature  of  its  findings,
conclusions  and recommendations, and shall submit with such report such
legislative proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommenda-
tions. This report shall be submitted no later than  ninety  days  after
completion  of  the  audit.  No new submetering orders shall be approved
until the public service commission report is submitted to the  governor
and the legislature.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11039-02-9

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