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Assembly Bill A5077

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Abolishes the minimum charge for the supply of water by the New York city municipal water finance authority and the New York city water board

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2017-A5077 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1266
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Amd §24-335, NYC Ad Cd; amd §1045-j, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9226, S6154
2015-2016: A2565, S1095
2019-2020: A3958, S4830
2021-2022: A8921, S3692
2023-2024: A1554, S2045
2025-2026: A1517, S4820

2017-A5077 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Abolishes the minimum charge for the supply of water by the New York city municipal water finance authority and the New York city water board.

2017-A5077 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5077
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Cities
 
 AN  ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York and the
   public authorities law, in relation to abolishing the  minimum  charge
   for water supply in the city of New York

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 24-335 of the administrative code of  the  city  of
 New York is amended to read as follows:
   §  24-335 Charges where supply is metered. No charge for the supply of
 water other than a meter charge[,  minimum  charge]  or  annual  service
 charge  shall  be  made  against  any  houses  or lots or any portion or
 portions thereof where a water meter may have been or shall  be  placed.
 In  all  cases where a water meter may have been or shall be placed, the
 charge for supply of water shall be determined only by the  quantity  of
 water  actually  used,  as  shown  by such meters, except for [a minimum
 charge or] an annual service charge and except as provided  by  subdivi-
 sion four of section seven hundred thirty-four of the charter.
   § 2. Section 1045-j of the public authorities law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A. THE WATER BOARD SHALL NOT IMPOSE ANY TYPE OF MINIMUM CHARGE, FEE,
 RATE OR RENT UPON ANY CLASS OF USERS OF PROPERTY SERVED.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00816-01-7

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