Assembly Bill A2015

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Reduces the amount a utility can be assessed for costs and expenses of the department of public service and the public service commission from one percent to one-third of one percent

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A2015 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5921
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §18-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9098
2011-2012: A1202
2013-2014: A382
2015-2016: A3435
2017-2018: A1718
2019-2020: A1723
2021-2022: A5717

2023-A2015 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reduces the total amount that can be charged from one percent to one-third of one percent.

2023-A2015 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2015
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY, J. M. GIGLIO, FRIEND, BARCLAY, PALMESANO,
   DiPIETRO,  BRABENEC,  WALSH,  MILLER,  MANKTELOW,  ANGELINO, GALLAHAN,
   LEMONDES, DeSTEFANO, NORRIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  McDO-
   NOUGH,  THIELE  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public service law,  in  relation  to  reducing  the
   amount a utility can be assessed for costs and expenses of the depart-
   ment of public service and the public service commission
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision  2  of  section  18-a  of  the
 public  service law, as amended by section 2 of part A of chapter 173 of
 the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   (g) The total amount which may be charged to any public utility compa-
 ny and the Long Island power authority under authority of this  subdivi-
 sion  for  any  state  fiscal year shall not exceed ONE-THIRD OF one per
 centum of such public utility company's or authority's  gross  operating
 revenues  derived from intrastate utility operations in the last preced-
 ing calendar year, or other twelve month period  as  determined  by  the
 chairman;  provided,  however,  that  no  corporation  or person that is
 subject to the jurisdiction of the commission only with respect to safe-
 ty, or the power authority of the state of New York, shall be subject to
 the general assessment provided for under this subdivision.
   Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, for
 telephone corporations as defined in subdivision  seventeen  of  section
 two  of  this article, the total amount which may be charged such corpo-
 rations for department expenses under the authority of  subdivision  one
 of  this section for any state fiscal year shall not exceed one-third of
 one percentum of such corporation's gross operating  revenue,  over  and
 above  five  hundred  thousand  dollars, derived from intrastate utility
 operations in the last preceding calendar year, or  other  twelve  month
 period as determined by the chairman.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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