Senate Bill S6195

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to eliminating certain utility surcharges for certain residential customers

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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-S6195 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8507
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §54, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3640, A6547
2017-2018: S546, A6856

2013-S6195 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to eliminating certain utility surcharges for certain residential customers.

2013-S6195 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6195 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6195

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 8, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MAZIARZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  service law, in relation to eliminating
  certain utility surcharges for certain residential customers

  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
54 to read as follows:
  S 54. ELIMINATION OF SURCHARGES  FOR  CERTAIN  RESIDENTIAL  CUSTOMERS.
NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW,  RULE,  REGULATION  OR ORDER TO THE CONTRARY,
NEITHER THE SURCHARGE FOR THE SYSTEM BENEFIT CHARGE  NOR  THE  SURCHARGE
FOR  THE  RENEWABLE  PORTFOLIO STANDARD NOR THE SURCHARGE FOR THE ENERGY
EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARD SHALL APPLY TO,  OR  BE  APPLIED  TO,  ANY
ELECTRIC  OR GAS BILL FOR A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER THAT IS AT LEAST SIXTY-
FIVE YEARS OF AGE WHOSE INCOME LEVEL WOULD QUALIFY SUCH CUSTOMER FOR THE
HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED IN PART 393 OF TITLE  18  OF
THE NEW YORK CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS. NO REVENUES FOREGONE BY A GAS
CORPORATION  OR  AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR ANY STATE ENTITY AS A RESULT
OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE RECOVERED FROM ANY  OTHER
CUSTOMER  OR  CLASS  OF  CUSTOMERS. THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT RULES AND
REGULATIONS RELATING TO AGE AND INCOME VERIFICATION AND ANY OTHER  RULES
AND  REGULATIONS  AS  IT  DEEMS  NECESSARY  AND  PROPER TO IMPLEMENT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law;  provided  however, that effective immediately the
public service commission is authorized to amend, revise  and/or  repeal
any  rule,  regulation, order or policy necessary for the implementation
of this act on or before such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13295-01-4

              

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