Senate Bill S5484A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the department of public service and limiting increases in the amount of the surcharge of the system benefit charge or the surcharge for the renewable portfolio standard

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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-S5484 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8515
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §18, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3679, A7586
2017-2018: S543, S5906, A4981

2013-S5484 - Summary

Relates to the department of public service and limits increases in the amount of the surcharge of the system benefit charge or the surcharge for the renewable portfolio standard.

2013-S5484 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5484 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5484

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. MAZIARZ, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
  communications

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  service  law,  in  relation to limiting
  increases in the amount of the surcharge of the system benefit  charge
  or the surcharge for the renewable portfolio standard

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

  Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
18 to read as follows:
  S  18.  LIMIT  ON  SURCHARGE INCREASES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE,
REGULATION OR ORDER TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSION SHALL  NOT  INCREASE
THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE  SURCHARGE  OF  THE  SYSTEM  BENEFIT  CHARGE OR THE
SURCHARGE FOR THE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD FOR ANY YEAR IN EXCESS OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT COLLECTED IN TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN FOR EACH SURCHARGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10908-01-3


              

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2013-S5484A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8515
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §18, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3679, A7586
2017-2018: S543, S5906, A4981

2013-S5484A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the department of public service and limits increases in the amount of the surcharge of the system benefit charge or the surcharge for the renewable portfolio standard.

2013-S5484A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5484A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5484--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. MAZIARZ, SEWARD, SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered
  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Energy
  and  Telecommunications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to  amend  the  public  service  law,  in  relation  to  limiting
  increases  in the amount of the surcharge of the system benefit charge
  or the surcharge for the renewable portfolio standard

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "Energy
assessment cap and consumer cost relief act of 2014".
  S 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section  18  to
read as follows:
  S  18.  LIMIT  ON  SURCHARGE INCREASES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE,
REGULATION OR ORDER TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSION SHALL  NOT  INCREASE
THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE  SURCHARGE  OF  THE  SYSTEM  BENEFIT  CHARGE OR THE
SURCHARGE FOR THE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD OR THE SURCHARGE FOR  THE
ENERGY  EFFICIENCY  PORTFOLIO  STANDARD  AS  ESTABLISHED BY ORDER OF THE
COMMISSION FOR ANY YEAR IN EXCESS OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT COLLECTED  IN  TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN FOR EACH SURCHARGE.
  S 3. Moratorium on new energy taxes and fees. Notwithstanding any law,
rule, regulation or order to the contrary, the public service commission
shall  not  establish any new surcharge assessment, tax or fee on energy
consumers, excepting those fees which may arise from an electric  gener-
ating  facility that provides notice of closure to such commission and a
reliability need is identified by the bulk system operator.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10908-02-3


              

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