| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| May 25, 2010 |
reported and committed to finance |
| May 03, 2010 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
| Dec 28, 2009 |
print number 2348a |
| Dec 28, 2009 |
amend (t) and recommit to energy and telecommunications |
| Feb 18, 2009 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S2348
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2009-S2348 - Details
2009-S2348 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2348
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring
inspection and regulation of sub-meters by the public service
commission
PURPOSE :
To require that the Public Service Commission has jurisdiction to
inspect and regulate sub-meters in the same way that PSC currently has
oversight of master meters, or revenue grade meters.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This legislation amends subdivisions one and two of section 67 of the
public service law, as amended by chapter 446 of the laws of 1972.
JUSTIFICATION :
A large number of buildings throughout New York State are currently
undergoing the process of submetering. This movement is one that
policy makers should encourage as an incredibly important and positive
part of the effort to promote energy conservation and efficiency.
However, one significant gap in the current laws and regulations
regarding sub-metering is that there currently is no oversight or
regulation of the actual sub-meters that are being placed into
tenant's apartments. The result is that tenants have no recourse to
2009-S2348 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2348
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 18, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sen. SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
nications
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.
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2009-S2348A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S2348A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2348A
TITLE OF BILL :
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
PURPOSE :
The purpose of this bill is to require that the Public Service
Commission has jurisdiction to inspect and regulate all electric and
gas meters that measure usage of any end use customer of electricity
or gas services in the same way that PSC currently has oversight of
master meters, or revenue grade meters.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This legislation amends subdivision one of section 67 of the public
service law, as amended by chapter 446 of the laws of 1972.
JUSTIFICATION :
A large number of buildings throughout New York State are currently
2009-S2348A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2348--A
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 18, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sen. SCHNEIDERMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
nications -- committee discharged, bill amended, 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
secretary of state. No corporation, person or municipality shall
furnish, set or put in use any electric or gas meter the type of which
shall not have been approved by the commission.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediate-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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