Assembly Bill A8578A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to permitted changes in rate schedules for telephone companies

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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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2013-A8578 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6138
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §92, Pub Serv L

2013-A8578 - Summary

Relates to permitted changes in rate schedules for telephone companies; provides that a "major change" shall mean an increase in rates, charges and rentals which would increase the aggregate revenues of the applicant more than the greater of five hundred thousand dollars or two and one-half percent.

2013-A8578 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8578

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2014
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to changes  in  rate
  schedules for telephone companies

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 92 of the  public
service  law,  as amended by chapter 162 of the laws of 1998, is amended
to read as follows:
  (c) For the purpose of this subdivision, "major changes" shall mean an
increase in rates, charges and rentals which would increase  the  aggre-
gate  revenues  of  the  applicant  more than the greater of [three] SIX
hundred thousand dollars or two and  one-half  percent,  but  shall  not
include  changes  in rates, charges or rentals allowed to go into effect
by the commission or made by the utility pursuant to  an  order  of  the
commission after hearings held upon notice to the public.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13142-01-3

2013-A8578A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6138
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §92, Pub Serv L

2013-A8578A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to permitted changes in rate schedules for telephone companies; provides that a "major change" shall mean an increase in rates, charges and rentals which would increase the aggregate revenues of the applicant more than the greater of five hundred thousand dollars or two and one-half percent.

2013-A8578A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8578--A

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Corporations,  Authorities  and  Commissions   --   committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to changes in rate
  schedules for telephone companies

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 92 of the public
service law, as amended by chapter 162 of the laws of 1998,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  (c) For the purpose of this subdivision, "major changes" shall mean an
increase  in  rates, charges and rentals which would increase the aggre-
gate revenues of the applicant more than the  greater  of  [three]  FIVE
hundred  thousand  dollars  or  two  and one-half percent, but shall not
include changes in rates, charges or rentals allowed to go  into  effect
by  the  commission  or  made by the utility pursuant to an order of the
commission after hearings held  upon  notice  to  the  public.    IF  AN
INCREASE  IN  RATES,  CHARGES  AND  RENTALS WOULD INCREASE THE AGGREGATE
REVENUES OF THE APPLICANT BY LESS THAN FIVE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS,
THE  COMMISSION  MAY  HOLD  A  HEARING PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS
SUBDIVISION AND/OR PROVIDE A STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF
THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13142-02-4

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