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                                 7780--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. SOLAGES, OTIS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- ordered to a
  third reading -- recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, Author-
  ities and Commissions in accordance with Assembly Rule 3,  sec.  2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to require the department of public  service  to  obtain  certain
  information  from  each water-works corporation serving fifty thousand
  or more water users and water authority within the state and  issue  a
  report relating thereto

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

  Section 1. The department of public service shall transmit  a  request
for  information  to each water-works corporation serving fifty thousand
or more water users and water authority within the state requesting  any
and  all  information  related  to  fire hydrant maintenance, servicing,
replacement, and if applicable, fees that are charged either to a  muni-
cipality,  fire  district,  or  water user for fire hydrant maintenance,
servicing, and replacement.
  (a) The department shall seek from each water-works corporation  serv-
ing fifty thousand or more water users and water authority the following
information:
  1. All invoices associated with maintenance, servicing, or replacement
of fire hydrants for a period of at least one year;
  2.  All  contracts associated with maintenance, servicing, or replace-
ment of fire hydrants for a period of at least one year; and
  3. All records associated with the billing of maintenance,  servicing,
or  replacement  of  fire  hydrants to a municipality, fire district, or
water users for a period of at least one year.
  (b) Each water-works corporation serving fifty thousand or more  water
users  or  water  authority that receives a request for information from

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11094-03-6
              

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the department pursuant to this  act  shall  cooperate  fully  with  the
department, provide such information in a timely manner, and comply with
any  other  requests  and requirements deemed appropriate by the depart-
ment.
  (c)  The department shall issue a report on or before April 1, 2017 on
fire hydrant maintenance, servicing,  replacement,  and  if  applicable,
fees  that are charged either to a municipality, fire district, or water
user.  Such a report shall include a comprehensive analysis on the main-
tenance, servicing, or replacement of fire hydrants, and if  applicable,
fees  that are charged either to a municipality, fire district, or water
user for fire  hydrant  maintenance,  servicing,  and  replacement.  The
department  shall  include  any  recommendations  that  would  achieve a
reduction in these fees. The department shall include in the report  the
identity  of  any water-works corporation serving fifty thousand or more
water users or water authority that received a request  for  information
from  the  department  but  did  not  provide information in a timely or
complete manner. The department shall post a copy of the report  on  the
department's  website  and  transmit  a  copy  of the full report to the
governor, the temporary president of the  senate,  the  speaker  of  the
assembly,  the  chairs of the assembly and senate corporations, authori-
ties and commissions committees, and each member of the legislature  who
represents  the service territory of the water-works corporation serving
fifty thousand or more water users or water authority.
  S 2.  This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire  and  be
deemed repealed on the one hundred twentieth day after the department of
public service has submitted its completed report as required by section
one  of  this  act, provided that the department of public service shall
notify the legislative bill drafting commission upon the  occurrence  of
the  submission  of  the  completed report as required by section one of
this act in order that the commission may maintain an accurate and time-
ly effective data base of the official text of the laws of the state  of
New  York in furtherance of effectuating the provisions of section 44 of
the legislative law and section 70-b of the public officers law.