Assembly Bill A8264

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that buildings of volunteer firefighter, emergency services, or ambulance squads in certain counties receive residential electricity rates

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A8264 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง76-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3932

2009-A8264 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that buildings of volunteer firefighters, emergency services, or ambulance squads in certain counties receive residential electricity rates.

2009-A8264 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8264

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the rates charged
  for electricity service to volunteer firefighter, ambulance, and emer-
  gency service organizations

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

  Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
76-a to read as follows:
  S  76-A.  RATES  CHARGED VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. NO
GAS CORPORATION OR ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL, DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY,
CHARGE, DEMAND, COLLECT OR RECEIVE FROM ANY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER COMPA-
NY,  VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COMPANY, OR VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES COMPA-
NY, WHICH IS LOCATED IN A COUNTY WITH A  POPULATION  OF  LESS  THAN  TWO
HUNDRED  FIFTY THOUSAND, A RATE FOR ANY GAS OR ELECTRIC SERVICE UTILIZED
EXCLUSIVELY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH COMPANY GREATER THAN  THE  RATES  OR
CHARGES CHARGED, DEMANDED, COLLECTED OR RECEIVED BY SUCH GAS CORPORATION
OR ELECTRIC CORPORATION FROM ANY DOMESTIC RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER RECEIVING
SINGLE-PHASE SERVICE WITHIN THE SAME COUNTY.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11754-02-9

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