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Assembly Bill A189

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires individual metering in all dwelling units by the year 2019

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2009-A189 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Housing
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 36-E §778-aaa, Gen Bus L; add §27-2033.1, NYC Ad Cd; add §79-a, Mult Dwell L

2009-A189 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires individual metering in all dwelling units by the year 2019; either by submetering or direct metering.

2009-A189 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   189

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Housing

AN ACT to amend the general business law, the administrative code of the
  city of New York and the multiple dwelling law, in relation to requir-
  ing individual metering in all dwelling units by the year 2019

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
36-E to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 36-E
                       METERING FOR DWELLING UNITS
SECTION 778-AAA. INDIVIDUAL METERING REQUIRED.
  S 778-AAA. INDIVIDUAL METERING REQUIRED. 1. ALL DWELLING  UNITS  SHALL
BE  INDIVIDUALLY  METERED, WHETHER BY SUBMETERING OR DIRECT METERING, BY
THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) "SUBMETERING" SHALL MEAN THE PROCESS WHERE A MASTER  METER,  WHICH
IS  OWNED  BY THE UTILITY, IS BILLED DIRECTLY TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THE
PROPERTY OWNER THEN PLACES THEIR OWN PRIVATE METERS ON INDIVIDUAL TENANT
SPACES TO DETERMINE INDIVIDUAL USAGE LEVELS AND  BILL  EACH  TENANT  FOR
THEIR SHARE; AND
  (B)  "DIRECT  METERING"  SHALL MEAN UTILITY USAGE BILLED TO THE TENANT
DIRECTLY FROM THE UTILITY COMPANY.
  S 2. The administrative code of the city of New  York  is  amended  by
adding a new section 27-2033.1 to read as follows:
  S  27-2033.1 INDIVIDUAL METERING REQUIRED. A. ALL DWELLING UNITS SHALL
BE INDIVIDUALLY METERED, WHETHER BY SUBMETERING OR DIRECT  METERING,  BY
THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN.
  B. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01291-01-9

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