Assembly Bill A4773

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prevents gas and electric corporations from charging surcharge greater than five percent of basic charge

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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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2015-A4773 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง65, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6237
2011-2012: A6629
2013-2014: A4708
2017-2018: A5635

2015-A4773 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prevents gas and electric corporations from charging surcharge greater than five percent of basic charge.

2015-A4773 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4773

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CURRAN, FINCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Corpo-
  rations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public service law, in relation to limiting the
  amount of surcharge which may be charged by a gas or electric company

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

  Section 1. Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
  7-A.  NO  GAS  CORPORATION,  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION OR GAS AND ELECTRIC
CORPORATION MAY IMPOSE A SURCHARGE OF GREATER THAN FIVE PERCENT  OF  THE
CHARGE FOR BASIC SERVICE.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08123-01-5

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