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Assembly Bill A8339

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the surcharge on utility bills for the renewable portfolio standard

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2013-A8339 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6167
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง18, Pub Serv L

2013-A8339 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that surcharges imposed on ratepayer's utility bills for programs including the renewable portfolio standard shall not be allocated to assist persons whose facilities are located outside of the territorial limits of the United States of America and who also do not have facilities located within New York state.

2013-A8339 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8339

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            December 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SKOUFIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Energy

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting allo-
  cation of certain surcharges on utility bills for  foreign  facilities
  who do not have facilities within New York state

  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
18 to read as follows:
  S  18.  RENEWABLE  PORTFOLIO  STANDARD SURCHARGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
LAW, RULE, REGULATION,  POLICY  OR  ORDER  TO  THE  CONTRARY,  NO  MONEY
COLLECTED  THROUGH, OR BENEFIT RESULTING FROM THE STATE'S COLLECTION OF,
SURCHARGES IMPOSED ON RATEPAYER'S UTILITY BILLS FOR  PROGRAMS  INCLUDING
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD, THE SYSTEM BENEFITS
CHARGE  OR THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARD, EACH ESTABLISHED BY
ORDER OF THE COMMISSION, SHALL BE  ALLOCATED  TO  ASSIST  PERSONS  WHOSE
FACILITIES  ARE  LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND WHO ALSO DO NOT HAVE FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN NEW
YORK STATE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT, FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THE  RENEWABLE
PORTFOLIO STANDARD, NO SUCH MONEY OR BENEFITS SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO SUCH
PERSONS WHO ALSO DO NOT HAVE RENEWABLE ENERGY ELECTRIC GENERATING FACIL-
ITIES LOCATED WITHIN NEW YORK STATE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13137-01-3

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