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Assembly Bill A796A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the tolling of charges imposed by meter for residential use of the water supply when such charges are disputed

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2013-A796 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §24-340, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10044
2015-2016: A2672
2017-2018: A5079
2019-2020: A3950

2013-A796 - Summary

Relates to the tolling of charges imposed by meter for residential use of the water supply when such charges are disputed.

2013-A796 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   796

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Cities

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
  relation to the tolling of charges imposed by  meter  for  residential
  use of the water supply when such charges are disputed

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
by adding a new section 24-340 to read as follows:
  S  24-340  CHARGES  TOLLED  DURING  APPEALS.  WHENEVER  A PERSON SHALL
DISPUTE THE CHARGE IMPOSED BY THE METERING OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S RESIDEN-
TIAL USE OF THE WATER SUPPLY, OR WHENEVER SUCH PERSON DISPUTES THE ACTU-
AL AMOUNT OF WATER USED AS MEASURED BY METER,  THE  CHARGES  IMPOSED  BY
SUCH  METER  SHALL BE HELD IN ABEYANCE PENDING FINAL ADJUDICATION ON THE
MERITS, INCLUDING THE  EXHAUSTION  OF  ADMINISTRATIVE  APPEALS,  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT.  SUCH  CHARGES  SHALL NOT BE ATTACHED AS A LIEN AGAINST SUCH
INDIVIDUAL'S RESIDENCE UNLESS AND UNTIL THE DISPUTE HAS REACHED A  FINAL
ADJUDICATION  ON  THE MERITS, INCLUDING THE EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEALS, BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH CHARGES, IF DISPUTED, SHALL NOT  ACCRUE
INTEREST UNTIL SUCH FINAL ADJUDICATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03939-01-3

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2013-A796A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §24-340, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10044
2015-2016: A2672
2017-2018: A5079
2019-2020: A3950

2013-A796A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the tolling of charges imposed by meter for residential use of the water supply when such charges are disputed.

2013-A796A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 796--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation  to  the  tolling of charges imposed by meter for residential
  use of the water supply when such charges are disputed

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
by adding a new section 24-340 to read as follows:
  S 24-340 CHARGES  TOLLED  DURING  APPEALS.  WHENEVER  A  PERSON  SHALL
DISPUTE THE CHARGE IMPOSED BY THE METERING OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S RESIDEN-
TIAL USE OF THE WATER SUPPLY, OR WHENEVER SUCH PERSON DISPUTES THE ACTU-
AL  AMOUNT  OF  WATER  USED  AS  MEASURED BY METER, THE DISPUTED CHARGES
IMPOSED BY SUCH METER SHALL BE HELD IN ABEYANCE  PENDING  FINAL  ADJUDI-
CATION  ON  THE  MERITS,  INCLUDING  THE  EXHAUSTION  OF  ADMINISTRATIVE
APPEALS, BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH CHARGES SHALL NOT BE ATTACHED AS A LIEN
AGAINST SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S RESIDENCE UNLESS AND  UNTIL  THE  DISPUTE  HAS
REACHED  A FINAL ADJUDICATION ON THE MERITS, INCLUDING THE EXHAUSTION OF
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS, BY THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH  CHARGES,  IF  DISPUTED,
SHALL NOT ACCRUE LATE PAYMENT CHARGES UNTIL THIRTY DAYS AFTER SUCH FINAL
ADJUDICATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03939-02-3

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