Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 14, 2016 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 06, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
Jun 02, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
Jun 01, 2016 |
1st report cal.1327 |
Mar 30, 2016 |
print number 4377a |
Mar 30, 2016 |
amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions returned to senate died in assembly |
May 20, 2015 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 18, 2015 |
advanced to third reading |
May 13, 2015 |
2nd report cal. |
May 12, 2015 |
1st report cal.656 |
Mar 17, 2015 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Senate Bill S4377A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
2015-S4377 - Details
2015-S4377 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4377 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to rates and charges associated with the use or rental of fire hydrants owned or operated by the water authority of Western Nassau county and the water authority of Western Nassau county district PURPOSE: To ensure parity in charging of rates for use of fire hydrants by fire districts in a portion of western Nassau County. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends Subdivision 21 of section 1198-f of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 868 of the laws of 1990 to require that customers are given thirty days notice of public hearings to discuss rate changes, as well as to provide a rate cap of two hundred dollars for the first year after the effective date. Thereafter no rate or charge established pursuant to this subdivision associated with the use or rental of fire hydrants owned or operated by the authority may exceed two hundred dollars per hydrant per annum unless the authority demonstrates at a public hearing by clear and convincing evidence that its cost to maintain such hydrants exceeds two hundred dollars per hydrant per annum. The charge established by the water authority shall be published on the authority's website or published in paper form, which shall be made freely available at no
2015-S4377 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4377 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 17, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to rates and charges associated with the use or rental of fire hydrants owned or operated by the water authority of Western Nassau county and the water authority of Western Nassau county district THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 21 of section 1198-f of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 868 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: 21. fix rates and collect charges for the use of the facilities of, or services rendered by, or any commodities furnished by the authority such as to provide revenues sufficient at all times to pay, as the same shall become due, the principal and interest on the bonds, or other obli- gations of the authority together with the maintenance of proper reserves therefor, in addition to paying as the same shall become due, the expense of operating and maintaining the properties of the authority together with proper maintenance reserves, capital reserves, repair reserves, tax stabilization reserves and other contingency reserves, and all other obligations and indebtedness of the authority; however, no such rates or charges shall be changed until a public hearing on such changes shall have been held upon not less than [fourteen] THIRTY days' notice thereof to each customer, either by mail or by publication once in a newspaper having general circulation within the district; PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT NO RATE OR CHARGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OR RENTAL OF FIRE HYDRANTS OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE AUTHORITY SHALL EXCEED TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS PER HYDRANT PER ANNUM FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOU- SAND FIFTEEN THAT AMENDED THIS SUBDIVISION. THEREAFTER, THE RATE OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06751-01-5
2015-S4377A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S4377A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4377A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to rates and charges associated with the use or rental of fire hydrants owned or operated by the water authority of Western Nassau county and the water authority of Western Nassau county district PURPOSE : To ensure parity in charging of rates for use of fire hydrants by fire districts in Nassau County. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends Subdivision 21 of section 1198-f of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 868 of the laws of 1990 to require that customers are given thirty days notice of public hearings to discuss rate changes, as well as to provide that no rate or charge established pursuant to this subdivision associated with the use or rental of fire hydrants owned or operated by the authority or district shall exceed two hundred per hydrant per annum unless the district or authority demonstrates at a public hearing that its cost to maintain such hydrants exceeds two hundred dollars per hydrant per annum. The charge established by the water authority or district shall be
2015-S4377A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4377--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 17, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- recommitted to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to rates and charges associated with the use or rental of fire hydrants owned or operated by the water authority of Western Nassau county and the water authority of Western Nassau county district THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 21 of section 1198-f of the public authorities law, as added by chapter 868 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows: 21. fix rates and collect charges for the use of the facilities of, or services rendered by, or any commodities furnished by the authority such as to provide revenues sufficient at all times to pay, as the same shall become due, the principal and interest on the bonds, or other obli- gations of the authority together with the maintenance of proper reserves therefor, in addition to paying as the same shall become due, the expense of operating and maintaining the properties of the authority together with proper maintenance reserves, capital reserves, repair reserves, tax stabilization reserves and other contingency reserves, and all other obligations and indebtedness of the authority; however, no such rates or charges shall be changed until a public hearing on such changes shall have been held upon not less than [fourteen] THIRTY days' notice thereof to each customer, either by mail or by publication once in a newspaper having general circulation within the district; PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT NO RATE OR CHARGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OR RENTAL OF FIRE HYDRANTS OWNED OR OPERATED BY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06751-02-6
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