S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
August 10, 2012
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Cahill) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to utility rate
requests
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 66 of the public service law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
(B-1) THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT APPROVE ANY RATE OR CHARGE, OR IN ANY
FORM CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION RELATING TO ANY
RATE CHARGE OR SERVICE WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE AGGREGATE REVENUES OF AN
APPLICANT WHERE SUCH RATE, CHARGE, AGREEMENT, RULE OR REGULATION IS
INTENDED TO OFFSET EXPENSES ATTRIBUTABLE TO A CONTRACT FOR SERVICES OR
TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS ON A NON-PERMANENT BASIS DUE TO A LABOR
DISPUTE INVOLVING THE APPLICANT AND ITS PERMANENT EMPLOYEES FOR SERVICES
THAT ARE GENERALLY PERFORMED BY SUCH PERMANENT EMPLOYEES BUT FOR SUCH
DISPUTE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16367-01-2