Assembly Bill A186

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2009-A186 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Laws Affected:
Amd §67, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A41
2013-2014: A50
2015-2016: A1877
2017-2018: A1702

2009-A186 - Summary

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission.

2009-A186 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   186

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, V. LOPEZ -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Energy

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  service  law,  in relation to requiring
  inspection and regulation of sub-meters by the public service  commis-
  sion

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 67 of  the  public  service
law,  as amended by chapter 446 of the laws of 1972, are amended to read
as follows:
  1. The commission shall appoint inspectors of electric and gas meters,
INCLUDING SUB-METERS, whose duty it  shall  be,  when  required  by  the
commission,  to  inspect,  examine and ascertain the accuracy of any and
all electric and gas meters, INCLUDING SUB-METERS, used or  intended  to
be  used for measuring and ascertaining the quantity of electric current
or gas furnished for light, heat or power by any person, corporation  or
municipality  to  or  for  the  use of any person or corporation, and to
inspect, examine and ascertain the accuracy of all apparatus for testing
and proving the accuracy of electric and gas meters,  INCLUDING  SUB-ME-
TERS,  and  when  found  to be or made to be correct the inspector shall
stamp or mark all such meters and apparatus with some  suitable  device,
which  device shall be recorded in the office of the secretary of state.
No corporation, person or municipality shall furnish, set or put in  use
any electric or gas meter, INCLUDING SUB-METERS, the type of which shall
not have been approved by the commission.
  2.  Every gas corporation, electric corporation and municipality shall
provide, repair and maintain such suitable premises  and  apparatus  and
facilities as may be required and approved by the commission for testing
and  proving  the accuracy of gas and electric meters, INCLUDING SUB-ME-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01290-01-9

2009-A186A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Laws Affected:
Amd §67, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A41
2013-2014: A50
2015-2016: A1877
2017-2018: A1702

2009-A186A - Summary

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission.

2009-A186A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 186--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. HEVESI, V. LOPEZ, O'DONNELL, KELLNER, DINOWITZ,
  PHEFFER, GOTTFRIED, COLTON, JAFFEE, N. RIVERA, HYER-SPENCER, GORDON --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  AUBRY,  BOYLAND,  BRENNAN,  FARRELL,
  GABRYSZAK,  GLICK,  JOHN,  LANCMAN,  MAYERSOHN, QUINN -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on  Energy  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend  the  public  service  law,  in  relation  to  requiring
  inspection  and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure
  usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas  services  by  the
  public service commission

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 67 of the public service  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  446  of  the  laws of 1972, are amended to read as
follows:
  1. The commission shall appoint inspectors of electric and gas  meters
WHICH  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION SHALL MEAN ALL ELECTRIC AND GAS
METERS THAT MEASURE USAGE OF ANY END USE CUSTOMER OF ELECTRICITY OR  GAS
SERVICES  whose  duty  it  shall be, when required by the commission, to
inspect, examine and ascertain the accuracy of any and all electric  and
gas  meters  used  or intended to be used for measuring and ascertaining
the quantity of electric current or gas furnished  for  light,  heat  or
power  by  any  person, corporation or municipality to or for the use of
any person or corporation, and to inspect,  examine  and  ascertain  the
accuracy  of all apparatus for testing and proving the accuracy of elec-
tric and gas meters, and when found to be or  made  to  be  correct  the
inspector  shall  stamp  or mark all such meters and apparatus with some
suitable device, which device shall be recorded in  the  office  of  the
secretary  of  state.    No  corporation,  person  or municipality shall

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

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2009-A186B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Laws Affected:
Amd §67, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A41
2013-2014: A50
2015-2016: A1877
2017-2018: A1702

2009-A186B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity or gas services by the public service commission.

2009-A186B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A186B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 186--B

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. HEVESI, V. LOPEZ, O'DONNELL, KELLNER, DINOWITZ,
  PHEFFER, GOTTFRIED, COLTON, JAFFEE, N. RIVERA, HYER-SPENCER, GORDON --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  AUBRY,  BOYLAND,  BRENNAN,  FARRELL,
  GABRYSZAK,  GLICK,  JOHN,  LANCMAN,  MAYERSOHN, QUINN -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on  Energy  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee -- again reported from said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  service  law,  in relation to requiring
  inspection and regulation of all electric and gas meters that  measure
  usage  of  any  end use customer of electricity or gas services by the
  public service commission

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 67 of the public service law, as
amended by chapter 446 of the laws  of  1972,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1.  The commission shall appoint inspectors of electric and gas meters
WHICH FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION SHALL MEAN ALL ELECTRIC  AND  GAS
METERS  THAT MEASURE USAGE OF ANY END USE CUSTOMER OF ELECTRICITY OR GAS
SERVICES whose duty it shall be, when required  by  the  commission,  to
inspect,  examine and ascertain the accuracy of any and all electric and
gas meters used or intended to be used for  measuring  and  ascertaining
the  quantity  of  electric  current or gas furnished for light, heat or
power by any person, corporation or municipality to or for  the  use  of
any  person  or  corporation,  and to inspect, examine and ascertain the
accuracy of all apparatus for testing and proving the accuracy of  elec-
tric  and  gas  meters,  and  when found to be or made to be correct the
inspector shall stamp or mark all such meters and  apparatus  with  some
suitable  device,  which  device  shall be recorded in the office of the

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

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