Assembly Bill A11118C

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to providing water usage data to municipalities

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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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2017-A11118 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8999
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89-b, Pub Serv L

2017-A11118 - Summary

Allows water works corporations to provide water usage data to municipalities.

2017-A11118 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11118
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Otis) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to providing water
   usage data to municipalities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 89-b of the public service law, as
 added by chapter 114 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   6. No water works corporation shall sell or offer for sale any list of
 names of its customers. HOWEVER, UPON REQUEST BY A MUNICIPALITY, A WATER
 WORKS  CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE WATER USAGE DATA BY PROPERTY ADDRESS TO
 SUCH MUNICIPALITY WHERE: (A) SUCH MUNICIPALITY  IS  WITHIN  THE  SERVICE
 TERRITORY  OF  SUCH WATER WORKS CORPORATION; (B) SUCH DATA SHALL ONLY BE
 USED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES RELATED TO THE FINANCING OF CLEAN, STORM  OR
 DRINKING   WATER  INFRASTRUCTURE  PROJECTS  AND  SERVICE;  AND  (C)  THE
 PROVISION OF SUCH DATA SHALL BE PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT  BETWEEN
 THE  WATER  WORKS  CORPORATION  AND  THE  MUNICIPALITY  WHICH ADEQUATELY
 PROVIDES FOR CUSTOMER PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS AND CONFORMS  WITH  REGULATIONS
 OF  THE COMMISSION PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. THE WATER WORKS
 CORPORATION MAY PROVIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY NOMINAL  ADMINISTRATIVE
 COSTS WHICH RESULT FROM THIS PROVISION OF DATA IN THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
 PROPERTY WATER USAGE DATA SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR THE FINANCING OF SUCH
 MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND SUCH DATA INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE SOLD OR SHARED
 WITH ANY OTHER PERSON OR CORPORATION. IF A PRIVATE VENDOR IS USED BY THE
 MUNICIPALITY   IN   ASSOCIATION   WITH   SUCH  MUNICIPAL  PURPOSES,  THE
 RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO MUNICIPALITIES ON SALE OR SHARING OF WATER USAGE
 DATA SHALL APPLY TO SUCH PRIVATE VENDOR. UPON REQUEST BY A MUNICIPALITY,
 THE COMMISSION MAY COMMENCE A PROCEEDING TO:  (A)  ESTABLISH  A  WRITTEN
 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITY AND A WATER WORKS CORPORATION; OR (B)
 REVIEW ANY WRITTEN AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITY AND A
 WATER WORKS CORPORATION, AND MAKE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO SUCH AGREEMENT AS
 WOULD  BE  IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST.  ANY AGENCY, AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION
 EIGHTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, SHALL NOT DISCLOSE ANY PERSONALLY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

2017-A11118A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8999
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89-b, Pub Serv L

2017-A11118A - Summary

Allows water works corporations to provide water usage data to municipalities.

2017-A11118A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 11118--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Otis) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
   and  Commissions -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and
   Means -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to providing water
   usage data to municipalities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 89-b of the public service law, as
 added by chapter 114 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   6. No water works corporation shall sell or offer for sale any list of
 names of its customers. HOWEVER, UPON REQUEST BY A MUNICIPALITY, A WATER
 WORKS  CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE WATER USAGE DATA BY PROPERTY ADDRESS TO
 SUCH MUNICIPALITY WHERE: (A) SUCH MUNICIPALITY  IS  WITHIN  THE  SERVICE
 TERRITORY  OF  SUCH WATER WORKS CORPORATION; (B) SUCH DATA SHALL ONLY BE
 USED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES RELATED TO THE FINANCING OF CLEAN, STORM  OR
 DRINKING   WATER  INFRASTRUCTURE  PROJECTS  AND  SERVICE;  AND  (C)  THE
 PROVISION OF SUCH DATA SHALL BE PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT  BETWEEN
 THE  WATER  WORKS  CORPORATION  AND  THE  MUNICIPALITY  WHICH ADEQUATELY
 PROVIDES FOR CUSTOMER PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS AND CONFORMS  WITH  REGULATIONS
 OF  THE COMMISSION PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. THE WATER WORKS
 CORPORATION MAY PROVIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY NOMINAL  ADMINISTRATIVE
 COSTS WHICH RESULT FROM THIS PROVISION OF DATA IN THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT.
 PROPERTY WATER USAGE DATA SHALL BE USED SOLELY FOR THE FINANCING OF SUCH
 MUNICIPAL PURPOSES AND SUCH DATA INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE SOLD OR SHARED
 WITH ANY OTHER PERSON OR CORPORATION. IF A PRIVATE VENDOR IS USED BY THE
 MUNICIPALITY   IN   ASSOCIATION   WITH   SUCH  MUNICIPAL  PURPOSES,  THE
 RESTRICTIONS RELATED TO MUNICIPALITIES ON SALE OR SHARING OF WATER USAGE
 DATA SHALL APPLY TO SUCH PRIVATE VENDOR. UPON REQUEST BY A MUNICIPALITY,
 THE COMMISSION MAY COMMENCE A PROCEEDING TO:  (A)  ESTABLISH  A  WRITTEN
 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITY AND A WATER WORKS CORPORATION; OR (B)
 REVIEW ANY WRITTEN AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE MUNICIPALITY AND A
 WATER WORKS CORPORATION, AND MAKE ANY MODIFICATIONS TO SUCH AGREEMENT AS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

co-Sponsors

2017-A11118B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8999
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89-b, Pub Serv L

2017-A11118B - Summary

Allows water works corporations to provide water usage data to municipalities.

2017-A11118B - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 11118--B
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Otis) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
   and  Commissions -- reported and referred to the Committee on Ways and
   Means -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
   committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
   ted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to providing water
   usage data to municipalities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 89-b of the public service law, as
 added by chapter 114 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   6. No water works corporation shall sell or offer for sale any list of
 names of its customers. HOWEVER, UPON REQUEST BY A MUNICIPALITY, A WATER
 WORKS  CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE WATER USAGE DATA BY PROPERTY ADDRESS TO
 SUCH MUNICIPALITY WHERE: (A) SUCH MUNICIPALITY  IS  WITHIN  THE  SERVICE
 TERRITORY  OF  SUCH WATER WORKS CORPORATION; (B) SUCH DATA SHALL ONLY BE
 USED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES RELATED TO THE FINANCING OF CLEAN, STORM  OR
 DRINKING   WATER  INFRASTRUCTURE  PROJECTS  AND  SERVICE;  AND  (C)  THE
 PROVISION OF SUCH DATA SHALL BE PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT  BETWEEN
 THE  WATER  WORKS  CORPORATION  AND  THE  MUNICIPALITY  WHICH ADEQUATELY
 PROVIDES FOR CUSTOMER PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS AND IS APPROVED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SION.  THE  WATER WORKS CORPORATION MAY PROVIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF ANY
 NOMINAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WHICH RESULT FROM THIS PROVISION OF DATA IN
 THE WRITTEN AGREEMENT. PROPERTY WATER USAGE DATA SHALL  BE  USED  SOLELY
 FOR  THE  CALCULATION OF ASSESSMENTS OR BILLS FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES FOR
 WHICH WATER USAGE IS A RELEVANT INDICATOR OF THE COST OF SUCH  MUNICIPAL
 SERVICES  AND SUCH DATA INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE SOLD OR SHARED WITH ANY
 OTHER PERSON OR CORPORATION. IF A PRIVATE VENDOR IS USED BY THE  MUNICI-
 PALITY  IN  ASSOCIATION  WITH  SUCH MUNICIPAL PURPOSES, THE RESTRICTIONS
 RELATED TO MUNICIPALITIES ON SALE OR SHARING OF WATER USAGE  DATA  SHALL
 APPLY  TO  SUCH  PRIVATE  VENDOR.  UPON  REQUEST  BY A MUNICIPALITY, THE
 COMMISSION MAY COMMENCE A PROCEEDING TO: (A) ESTABLISH A WRITTEN  AGREE-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

co-Sponsors

2017-A11118C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8999
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89-b, Pub Serv L

2017-A11118C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows water works corporations to provide water usage data to municipalities.

2017-A11118C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 11118--C
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 6, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  --  (at  request of M. of A. Otis,
   Paulin, Abinanti) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corpo-
   rations, Authorities and Commissions -- reported and referred  to  the
   Committee  on  Ways  and  Means -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --
   again  reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee --  again  reported  from
   said  committee  with  amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  providing  water
   usage data to municipalities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 89-b of the public service law, as
 added by chapter 114 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
   6. No water works corporation shall sell or offer for sale any list of
 names of its customers. HOWEVER, UPON REQUEST BY A MUNICIPALITY, A WATER
 WORKS CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE WATER USAGE DATA BY PROPERTY ADDRESS  TO
 SUCH  MUNICIPALITY  WHERE:  (A)  SUCH MUNICIPALITY IS WITHIN THE SERVICE
 TERRITORY OF SUCH WATER WORKS CORPORATION; (B) SUCH DATA SHALL  ONLY  BE
 USED  FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES RELATED TO THE FINANCING OF CLEAN, STORM OR
 DRINKING  WATER  INFRASTRUCTURE  PROJECTS  AND  SERVICE;  AND  (C)   THE
 PROVISION  OF SUCH DATA SHALL BE PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
 THE WATER  WORKS  CORPORATION  AND  THE  MUNICIPALITY  WHICH  ADEQUATELY
 PROVIDES  FOR CUSTOMER PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS AND IS APPROVED BY THE COMMIS-
 SION. THE WATER WORKS CORPORATION MAY PROVIDE FOR REIMBURSEMENT  OF  ANY
 NOMINAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WHICH RESULT FROM THIS PROVISION OF DATA IN
 THE  WRITTEN  AGREEMENT.  PROPERTY WATER USAGE DATA SHALL BE USED SOLELY
 FOR THE CALCULATION OF ASSESSMENTS OR BILLS FOR MUNICIPAL  SERVICES  FOR
 WHICH  WATER USAGE IS A RELEVANT INDICATOR OF THE COST OF SUCH MUNICIPAL
 SERVICES AND SUCH DATA INFORMATION SHALL NOT BE SOLD OR SHARED WITH  ANY
 OTHER  PERSON OR CORPORATION. IF A PRIVATE VENDOR IS USED BY THE MUNICI-
 PALITY IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUCH  MUNICIPAL  PURPOSES,  THE  RESTRICTIONS
 RELATED  TO  MUNICIPALITIES ON SALE OR SHARING OF WATER USAGE DATA SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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