Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 11, 2010 |
reported referred to ways and means |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to energy |
May 20, 2009 |
referred to energy |
Assembly Bill A8437
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SWEENEY
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A8437 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1285
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Ways And Means
- Law Section:
- Public Service Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §39-a, Pub Serv L
2009-A8437 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Directs the New York state energy research and development authority to study, evaluate and make recommendations on the best technologies available to enable blind and visually impaired customers of public utilities to determine the actual reading of their water, electric and/or gas meters; requires the public service commission to promulgate and implement rules and regulations which effectuate the recommendations of the New York state energy research and development authority.
2009-A8437 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8437 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 20, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Energy AN ACT to direct the New York state energy research and development authority to study and report upon the best technology to enable blind and visually impaired utility customers to read their meters; and to amend the public service law, in relation to directing the public service commission to promulgate rules and regulations requiring the implementation of such technologies by utilities THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The New York state energy research and development authori- ty is hereby authorized and directed to study and evaluate the best existing technologies and equipment which could be implemented by utili- ty corporations and municipalities to enable and facilitate blind and visually impaired customers to determine the actual reading of such customers' water meters, electric meters and/or gas meters. S 2. Within 180 days of the effective date of this act, the New York state energy research and development authority shall issue and make public a report on the findings of its study and evaluation conducted pursuant to section one of this act. Such report shall include the recommendations of such authority on the feasible, best technologies and equipment available for use by utilities, and blind and visually impaired utility customers to assist such customers in determining the actual readings of their utility meters. In addition, such report and recommendations shall be submitted to the governor, public service commission and legislature. S 3. The public service law is amended by adding a new section 39-a to read as follows: S 39-A. METERING; BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED UTILITY CUSTOMERS. WITH- IN TWO HUNDRED TEN DAYS OF THE COMMISSION'S RECEIPT OF THE REPORT ISSUED BY THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PURSUANT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02946-01-9
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