Senate Bill S5278A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the public service commission, upon application by a municipality, to order costs for infrastructure maintenance and access to be charged to all customer classes

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A4086 - Signed by Governor


  • 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-S5278 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4086
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9905

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

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
              

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2013-S5278A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4086
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9905

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

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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