Assembly Bill A949

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes the public service commission to require water-works corporations to provide certain residents with non-billing related information

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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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2021-A949 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3789
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89-c, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A7282, S7011

2021-A949 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the public service commission to require water-works corporations to provide certain residents with non-billing related information.

2021-A949 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    949
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  authorizing  the
   public  service  commission  to  require  water-works  corporations to
   provide certain residents with non-billing related information
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 89-c of the public service law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 17 to read as follows:
   17. THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE POWER TO REQUIRE EACH WATER-WORKS CORPO-
 RATION  TO  ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR RESIDENTS OF ANY COOPERATIVE, CONDO-
 MINIUM OR MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING WITH FIVE  OR  MORE  RESIDENTIAL  UNITS,
 WHICH  USES  A  MASTER  METER  TO DISTRIBUTE WATER TO SUCH RESIDENTS, TO
 OBTAIN NON-BILLING RELATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE DELIVERY  OF  WATER
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO SERVICE UPDATES, WATER QUALITY NOTICES AND
 OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED ESSENTIAL TO WATER CONSUMERS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04376-01-1

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