Assembly Bill A8369

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for a 10 percent discount on N.Y. city water bills for senior citizens

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-A8369 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4575
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1045-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5267, S4688
2013-2014: A3871, S2140
2015-2016: A2886, S4506
2017-2018: A6638, S3543
2019-2020: S390
2021-2022: S4495
2023-2024: S2805

2009-A8369 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a 10 percent discount on NYC water bills for senior citizens.

2009-A8369 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8369

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 15, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Cities

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a
  discount for senior citizens in the city of New York for such persons'
  water bills

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

  Section  1. Section 1045-j of the public authorities law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
  3-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, THE WATER BOARD  SHALL  PROVIDE  A
TEN PERCENT DISCOUNT FOR ALL SENIOR CITIZENS FROM THE FEE, RATE, RENT OR
OTHER  CHARGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, "SENIOR CITIZEN" SHALL MEAN A NEW YORK CITY RESIDENT WHO IS
AGE SIXTY-FIVE OR OLDER. THE WATER BOARD MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND  REGU-
LATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11449-01-9

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