Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 27, 2014 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A9865
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SOLAGES
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
2013-A9865 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A9865 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9865 I N A S S E M B L Y May 27, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to rates and charges associated with the use or rental of fire hydrants owned or operated by the water authority of Western Nassau county and the water authority of Western Nassau county district THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 21 of section 1198-f of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 868 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: 21. fix rates and collect charges for the use of the facilities of, or services rendered by, or any commodities furnished by the authority such as to provide revenues sufficient at all times to pay, as the same shall become due, the principal and interest on the bonds, or other obli- gations of the authority together with the maintenance of proper reserves therefor, in addition to paying as the same shall become due, the expense of operating and maintaining the properties of the authority together with proper maintenance reserves, capital reserves, repair reserves, tax stabilization reserves and other contingency reserves, and all other obligations and indebtedness of the authority; however, no such rates or charges shall be changed until a public hearing on such changes shall have been held upon not less than [fourteen] THIRTY days' notice thereof to each customer, either by mail or by publication once in a newspaper having general circulation within the district; PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT NO RATE OR CHARGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OR RENTAL OF FIRE HYDRANTS OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY SHALL EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS PER HYDRANT PER ANNUM FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOU- SAND FOURTEEN THAT AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION. THEREAFTER, THE RATE OR CHARGE SHALL NOT EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS PER HYDRANT PER ANNUM UNLESS THE AUTHORITY DEMONSTRATES BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE AT A PUBLIC HEARING THAT ITS COST TO MAINTAIN SUCH HYDRANTS EXCEEDS TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS PER HYDRANT PER ANNUM. THE CHARGE ESTABLISHED BY THE WATER EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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