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Senate Bill S1285

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs New York state energy research and development authority to study the best technologies to enable blind and visually impaired to read utility meters

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2009-S1285 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8437
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง39-a, Pub Serv L

2009-S1285 (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-S1285 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1285 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1285

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  O. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
  nications

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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02946-01-9

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