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Assembly Bill A6035

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the public service commission to conduct a water rate and cost study

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2017-A6035 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §89-q, Pub Serv L

2017-A6035 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the public service commission to conduct a water rate and cost study.

2017-A6035 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6035
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 21, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  authorizing  the
   public service commission to conduct a water rate and cost study
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
 89-q to read as follows:
   §  89-Q.  WATER RATE AND COST STUDY. 1. THE COMMISSION SHALL CONDUCT A
 STUDY TO ANALYZE THE RATES AND FEES OF EACH WATER WORKS CORPORATION  AND
 MUNICIPAL  WATER SYSTEM. THE STUDY SHALL ANALYZE THE AVERAGE ANNUAL COST
 TO CUSTOMERS USING UNIFORM USAGE, METRICS AND TIME PERIOD  IN  ORDER  TO
 COMPARE  COSTS  BETWEEN  WATER SUPPLY PROVIDERS. THE STUDY SHALL EXAMINE
 THE FORMAT OF CUSTOMER BILLS AND PROVIDE  RECOMMENDATIONS  ON  IMPROVING
 THE UNDERSTANDING OF WATER USE AND COST TO CONSUMERS.
   2.  THE  COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH A REPORT ON THE ANNUAL COST OF WATER
 FOR ALL WATER SUPPLY PROVIDERS. THE REPORT MUST BE PUBLISHED WITHIN  SIX
 MONTHS  OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. A COPY OF THE REPORT MUST
 BE FURNISHED TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,  THE  SPEAKER  OF
 THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE SENATE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENERGY
 AND  TELECOMMUNICATIONS,  AND  THE  CHAIRPERSON OF THE ASSEMBLY STANDING
 COMMITTEE ON CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS.
   3. THE COMMISSION SHALL  NOTIFY  CUSTOMERS  OF  ITS  FINDINGS  ON  ITS
 WEBSITE.
   4.  THE STUDY SHALL BE UPDATED BIENNIALLY TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY CHANGE IN
 RATES OR FEES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09967-01-7

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