Assembly Bill A5468

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes gas corporations and electric corporations to purchase and sell generators for residential use

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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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2013-A5468 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง66-n, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A4258

2013-A5468 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes gas corporations and electric corporations to purchase and sell generators for residential use and requires the public service commission to establish uniform methods of purchasing and regulating the sale, delivery and installation of the generators and billing of customers who purchase the generators.

2013-A5468 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5468

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  authorizing  gas
  corporations and electric corporations to purchase and sell generators
  for residential use

  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
66-n to read as follows:
  S  66-N.  PURCHASE  AND  SALE  OF  GENERATORS FOR RESIDENTIAL USE. THE
COMMISSION SHALL AUTHORIZE GAS CORPORATIONS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS TO
PURCHASE GENERATORS IN BULK FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELLING  SUCH  GENERATORS
TO  RESIDENTIAL  CUSTOMERS  OF  SUCH GAS CORPORATIONS OR ELECTRIC CORPO-
RATIONS. THE COMMISSION SHALL PRESCRIBE, BY ORDER,  UNIFORM  METHODS  OF
PURCHASING  GENERATORS BY GAS CORPORATIONS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS AND
OF REGULATING THE SALE, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF SUCH GENERATORS AND
BILLING OF RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASE SUCH GENERATORS FROM A GAS
CORPORATION OR AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION. CUSTOMERS SHALL BE PERMITTED  TO
PURCHASE  GENERATORS,  SUBJECT  TO  AVAILABILITY,  AND  TO MAKE PAYMENTS
THROUGH AN ADDED MONTHLY CHARGE ON THEIR UTILITY BILL FOR  A  PERIOD  OF
TIME  TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH
GUIDELINES FOR SETTING APPROPRIATE CHARGES AND FEES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05439-02-3

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