Assembly Bill A10644

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits authorities from imposing additional charges for delivering payment through non-electronic means

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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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2011-A10644 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7109
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§2855 & 2, add Art 5 Title 1 §999, Pub Auth L; add §6, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A441, S1687
2015-2016: S3132
2017-2018: S3379

2011-A10644 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits authorities for imposing additional charges for delivering payment through non-electronic means.

2011-A10644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10644

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 12, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Dinowitz) --
  read  once  and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
  and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the public  service  law,
  in relation to methods of payments to public utilities

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

  Section 1. Section 2855 of the public authorities  law,  as  added  by
section  1  of  part KK of chapter 59 of the laws of 2006, is amended to
read as follows:
  S 2855. Electronic method of payment; periodic charges.   1.  Notwith-
standing  the  provisions  of  any law to the contrary, if any authority
shall offer any electronic method of payment  for  tolls,  fares,  fees,
rentals,  or other charges, including but not limited to a system called
E-ZPass, such authority shall not impose any periodic administrative  or
other  charge  for  the  privilege  of  using  such electronic method of
payment for such charges. Nothing in this section shall be construed  to
prohibit  any  authority  from  making  any  charge  for  extra services
requested by a holder of such electronic method of payment,  any  charge
for  lost  or  damaged  equipment,  or for defaults, such as charges for
dishonored checks. The authority shall  not  enter  any  agreement  with
bondholders that would require the imposition of administrative or other
periodic charges relating to electronic methods of payment prohibited by
this section.
  2. NO AUTHORITY OFFERING ANY ELECTRONIC METHOD OF PAYMENT SHALL IMPOSE
ANY  PERIODIC  ADMINISTRATIVE  OR  OTHER  CHARGE FOR FAILURE TO USE SUCH
METHOD OF PAYMENT OR OTHERWISE IMPOSE ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE OR OTHER
CHARGES FOR DELIVERING PAYMENT THROUGH NON-ELECTRONIC MEANS.    NOTWITH-
STANDING  ANY  PROVISIONS  OF  LAW TO THE CONTRARY, AUTHORITIES SHALL BE
PROHIBITED FROM IMPOSING ANY PERIODIC ADMINISTRATIVE  OR  OTHER  CHARGE,
EXCEPTING  AMOUNTS  DUE  AND  INTEREST ON ACCOUNTS OUTSTANDING WHEN SUCH
INTEREST IS COMPUTED AND APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH  THE  LAWS  OF  THIS
STATE, FOR METHOD OF PAYMENT ON ANY ACCOUNT. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION
SHALL  BE CONSTRUED TO PROHIBIT ANY AUTHORITY FROM MAKING ANY CHARGE FOR

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

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