assembly Bill A8406

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires that at least one commissioner of the public service commission have experience in utility consumer advocacy

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Jan 06, 2010 referred to economic development
May 19, 2009 referred to economic development

A8406 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง4, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4905
2013-2014: A2122
2015-2016: A4996
2017-2018: A4902
2019-2020: A966
2021-2022: A5838

A8406 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that at least one commissioner of the public service commission have experience in utility consumer advocacy.

A8406 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8406

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIANARIS, PHEFFER, CAHILL, KELLNER, HEVESI, COOK,
  REILLY,  GUNTHER,  AUBRY,  LUPARDO,  ALESSI, HOOPER, LANCMAN -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BOYLAND, BURLING, CALHOUN, DelMONTE, ERRIGO,
  GALEF, GIGLIO, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, JAFFEE, KOON,  MAGEE,  MAISEL,  McDO-
  NOUGH,  McENENY,  MOLINARO,  NOLAN,  SALADINO, SPANO, STIRPE, SWEENEY,
  TOWNSEND -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Devel-
  opment, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry

AN ACT to amend the public service law,  in  relation  to  requiring  at
  least  one commissioner of the public service commission to have expe-
  rience in utility consumer advocacy

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  1 of section 4 of the public service law, as
amended by chapter 155 of the laws  of  1970,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1. There shall be in the department of public service a public service
commission, which shall possess the powers and duties hereinafter speci-
fied,  and also all powers necessary or proper to enable it to carry out
the purposes of this chapter.  The  commission  shall  consist  of  five
members,  to  be  appointed  by the governor, by and with the advice and
consent of the senate. A commissioner shall be designated as chairman of
the commission by the governor to serve in such capacity at the pleasure
of the governor or until his  term  as  commissioner  expires  whichever
first occurs. AT LEAST ONE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCE IN UTILITY
CONSUMER  ADVOCACY.  No  more than three commissioners may be members of
the same political party unless, pursuant to action taken under subdivi-
sion two, the number of commissioners shall exceed  five,  and  in  such
event  no  more than four commissioners may be members of the same poli-
tical party.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have  become a law and shall apply to appointments made on or after such
date.

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