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Senate Bill S3667

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Clarifies the time in which the public service commission must act upon certain petitions

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2009-S3667 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4472
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §5, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4696, A6563
2013-2014: A3189

2009-S3667 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies the time in which the public service commission must act upon certain petitions.

2009-S3667 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3667 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3667

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  FLANAGAN,  LARKIN,  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Energy and Telecommunications

AN  ACT  to  amend the public service law, in relation to clarifying the
  mandatory time within which the public  service  commission  must  act
  upon petitions submitted by regulated entities and the citizenry

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

  Section 1. Section 5 of the public service law is  amended  by  adding
two new subdivisions 7 and 8 to read as follows:
  7.  A.  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  TAKE  FORMAL ACTION UPON ALL PETITIONS
RECEIVED BY IT WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE DATE OF FILING  OF  SUCH  PETI-
TION.
  B.  WITHIN  NINETY  DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION THE
COMMISSION SHALL TAKE FORMAL ACTION UPON ALL PETITIONS PENDING BEFORE IT
FOR WHICH THERE IS NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS OR OTHER STATUTORY TIMELINE
WITHIN WHICH ACTION MUST TAKE PLACE. IF, HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION  DETER-
MINES THAT TAKING FORMAL ACTION TO DETERMINE SOME OR ALL OF SUCH PENDING
PETITIONS  WOULD NOT BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, THE COMMISSION MAY ISSUE
A REPORT DETAILING THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH IT BASED  SUCH
DECISION, TO THE GOVERNOR, TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, SPEAKER OF
THE  ASSEMBLY,  MINORITY LEADERS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, CHAIRPERSON
AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE SENATE ENERGY AND  TELECOMMUNICATIONS
COMMITTEE, AND THE CHAIRPERSON AND RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE ASSEM-
BLY CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS COMMITTEE.
  C.  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "PETITION" SHALL MEAN A
FORMAL WRITTEN REQUEST ADDRESSED TO THE COMMISSION, OR TO ITS DELEGATES,
OR TO ANY SUCCESSOR IN FUNCTION, STATING  THE  FACTS  AND  CIRCUMSTANCES
RELIED UPON AS A CAUSE FOR ACTION BY THE COMMISSION.  A "PETITION" SHALL
NOT  INCLUDE  A  PRUDENCY PETITION DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION
EIGHT OF THIS SECTION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06720-01-9

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