assembly Bill A1671

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a public service commission nominating board to make recommendations of person qualified for appointment as commissioners of the public service commission

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Jan 06, 2010 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
Jan 07, 2009 referred to corporations, authorities and commissions

A1671 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §4, add §4-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1643
2013-2014: A177
2015-2016: A5771
2017-2018: A8608, A9697
2019-2020: A3819
2021-2022: A476

A1671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a public service commission nominating board to make recommendations of persons qualified for appointment as commissioners of the public service commission.

A1671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1671

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GIANARIS, MARKEY, NOLAN, PHEFFER, BENEDETTO,
  COOK, ROSENTHAL, MILLMAN, GALEF, DIAZ,  ROBINSON,  FIELDS,  JAFFEE  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. BING, BOYLAND, CYMBROWITZ, DESTITO,
  DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, McENENY, PERRY, REILLY, SAYWARD,  TOWNS,  WEISEN-
  BERG  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on Corporations,
  Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  the  appointment
  of members of the public service commission

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

  Section 1. Section 4 of the public service law is amended by adding  a
new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4.  TO  ENSURE  THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATION, ANY
PERSON APPOINTED AS A COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THE  PROVISIONS  OF  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  BE QUALIFIED FOR SUCH APPOINTMENT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION
FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 4-a  to
read as follows:
  S  4-A.  PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMISSION  NOMINATING  BOARD. 1. ANY PERSON
APPOINTED AS A COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION  FOUR
OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL (A) HAVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND THREE OR MORE
YEARS  OF  EXPERIENCE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FIELDS: ECONOMICS,
ENGINEERING, LAW, ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT,  UTILITY  REGULATION,
PUBLIC  POLICY,  CONSUMER  ADVOCACY OR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; AND (B)
SHALL BE SELECTED FROM A LIST OF INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED  AS  PROVIDED  IN
SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION.
  2.  (A)  THERE SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE DEPARTMENT A PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION NOMINATING BOARD CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING:
  (1) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD,  OR
HIS OR HER DESIGNEE;

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