Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Oct 23, 2013 |
signed chap.433 |
Oct 11, 2013 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 20, 2013 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1533 substituted for s5278a |
Jun 20, 2013 |
substituted by a4086a ordered to third reading cal.1533 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jun 05, 2013 |
print number 5278a |
Jun 05, 2013 |
amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
May 15, 2013 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S5278A
Signed By Governor2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 35th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4086 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2013-S5278 - Details
2013-S5278 - Summary
Authorizes the public service commission, upon application by a municipality, following a local law, to order costs for infrastructure maintenance and access to be charged to all customer classes located in such municipality; provides that all costs allocated to the infrastructure maintenance and access function of a water-works corporation including equipment used in connection with the sale, furnishing, transmission and distribution of water for domestic, commercial, public and emergency purposes are eligible to be apportioned to customers in a municipality; defines municipality as a city, town or village in Westchester county.
2013-S5278 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5278 TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to authorizing the public service commission, upon application by a municipality, to order costs for infrastructure maintenance and access to be charged to all customer classes located in such municipality PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: To reduce property taxes by having all water rate payers pay for the costs associated with fire hydrant infrastructure maintenance and access charged to a municipality by a private water company. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 (1) authorizes a municipality, after the adoption of a local law, to apply to the public service commission to have the costs associated with infrastructure, maintenance and access it is charged by a private water works corporation to be charged to all customers across all customer classes. Any savings achieved as a result shall be applied to the property tax levy of the municipality in an amount equal to such savings in the following fiscal year. Within 120 days of receiving an application, the public service commission is empowered to issue an order to have costs for infrastructure maintenance charged to all customer classes in the
2013-S5278 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5278 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele- communications AN ACT in relation to authorizing the public service commission, upon application by a municipality, to order costs for infrastructure main- tenance and access to be charged to all customer classes located in such municipality THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipality may apply to the public service commission to have any costs for infras- tructure maintenance and access it is charged by a water-works corpo- ration to instead be charged to all customers across all customer class- es located in the municipality provided the municipality adopts a local law to have such costs charged to all customers across all customer classes. Any savings achieved as a result of this action shall be applied to the property tax levy of the municipality which has adopted such a resolution in an amount equal to such savings in the following fiscal year. Within 120 days after receiving an application pursuant to this act, the public service commission is empowered and directed to issue an order requiring that costs for infrastructure maintenance and access be included in the rates charged to all customer classes and apportioned among all customers located in the municipality and that such municipality shall not be charged separately or additionally for costs for infrastructure maintenance and access. The public service commission shall have the power to request any information that it may deem necessary from the water-works corporation or municipality so that it may issue an order as required by this section and may require that such information or application be in the form and manner as the commis- sion may request. 2. Definitions. For purposes of this act: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10876-01-3
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
2013-S5278A (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-S5278A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the public service commission, upon application by a municipality, following a local law, to order costs for infrastructure maintenance and access to be charged to all customer classes located in such municipality; provides that all costs allocated to the infrastructure maintenance and access function of a water-works corporation including equipment used in connection with the sale, furnishing, transmission and distribution of water for domestic, commercial, public and emergency purposes are eligible to be apportioned to customers in a municipality; defines municipality as a city, town or village in Westchester county.
2013-S5278A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5278A TITLE OF BILL: An act in relation to authorizing the public service commission, upon application by a municipality, to order costs for infrastructure maintenance and access to be charged to all customer classes located in such municipality PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: To reduce property taxes by having all water rate payers pay for the costs associated with fire hydrant infrastructure maintenance and access charged to a municipality by a private water company. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 authorizes a municipality, after public hearing with notice and upon affirmative resolution of the municipality, to apply to the public service commission to have the costs associated with infrastructure, maintenance and access it is charged by a private water works corporation to be charged to all customers across all customer classes. Any savings achieved as a result shall be applied to the property tax levy of the municipality in an amount equal to such savings in the following fiscal year. This section also includes definitions. Section 2 provides for an immediate effective date.
2013-S5278A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5278--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 15, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. STEWART-COUSINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Tele- communications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT in relation to authorizing the public service commission, upon application by a municipality, to order costs for infrastructure main- tenance and access to be charged to all customer classes located in such municipality THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. 1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipality may apply to the public service commission to have any costs for infras- tructure maintenance and access it is charged by a water-works corpo- ration to instead be charged to all customers across all customer class- es located in the municipality provided the municipality has held a public hearing with notice on the matter and has adopted a resolution and determined by a majority vote of the total voting strength of its governing body that it is in the overall public interest to have such costs charged to all customers across all customer classes. Any savings achieved as a result of this action shall be applied to the property tax levy of the municipality which has adopted such a resolution in an amount equal to such savings in the following fiscal year. Within 120 days after receiving an application pursuant to this act, the public service commission is empowered and directed to issue an order requiring that costs for infrastructure maintenance and access be included in the rates charged to all customer classes and apportioned among all custom- ers located in the municipality and that such municipality shall not be charged separately or additionally for costs for infrastructure mainte- nance and access. The public service commission shall have the power to request any information that it may deem necessary from the water-works corporation or municipality so that it may issue an order as required by EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10876-03-3
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