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Senate Bill S7657

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to providing Long Island residents with water usage information

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2015-S7657 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Environmental Conservation
Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง15-1530, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S260

2015-S7657 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to providing Long Island residents water usage information with their bill.

2015-S7657 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7657 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7657

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 12, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. KAMINSKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation

AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
  providing Long Island residents with water usage information

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

  Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
new section 15-1530 to read as follows:
S 15-1530. LONG ISLAND WATER USAGE INFORMATION.
  BEGINNING  ON  THE FIRST OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, IN NASSAU
AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES, ALL WATER PURVEYORS, EITHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE,  OR
A  WATER  AUTHORITY,  WITH TEN THOUSAND OR MORE CUSTOMERS, SHALL INCLUDE
WATER USAGE INFORMATION ALONG WITH CUSTOMER BILLS. SUCH  USAGE  INFORMA-
TION SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN GALLONS AND AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE:
  1. INFORMATION ON YEAR TO DATE USAGE;
  2. A SEASONAL COMPARISON; AND
  3. LAST YEAR'S USAGE FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11138-02-6

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