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Assembly Bill A8740A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires the public service commission to retain an independent auditor to conduct audits of private water utility companies prior to and after rate changes are approved by the public service commission

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2017-A8740 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6862
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89-c, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4411, S20
2021-2022: A5165, S3022
2023-2024: S7341
2025-2026: S2413

2017-A8740 - Summary

Requires the public service commission to retain an independent auditor to conduct audits of private water utility companies prior to and after rate changes are approved by the public service commission.

2017-A8740 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8740
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MONTESANO, LAVINE, RA -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   state comptroller to conduct audits of private water utility companies
   prior  to  and  after  rate changes are approved by the public service
   commission
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 89-c of the public service law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1) PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION OF A CHANGE BY A PRIVATE
 WATER  UTILITY COMPANY IN ANY RATE OR CHARGE, OR IN ANY FORM OF CONTRACT
 OR AGREEMENT OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION RELATING TO ANY RATE,  CHARGE  OR
 SERVICE,  OR IN ANY GENERAL PRIVILEGE OR FACILITY, THE STATE COMPTROLLER
 HAS CONDUCTED AN AUDIT OF SUCH PRIVATE WATER UTILITY COMPANY AND PROVIDE
 HIS OR HER FINDINGS TO THE COMMISSION. IN THE EVENT OF APPROVAL  BY  THE
 COMMISSION OF ANY SUCH CHANGE BY A PRIVATE WATER UTILITY COMPANY IN RATE
 OR  CHARGE, OR IN ANY FORM OF CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT OR ANY RULE OR REGU-
 LATION RELATING TO ANY RATE, CHARGE OR SERVICE, OR IN ANY GENERAL PRIVI-
 LEGE OR FACILITY, THE STATE COMPTROLLER SHALL CONDUCT A SECOND AUDIT  OF
 THE  PRIVATE  WATER  UTILITY  COMPANY  ONE  YEAR  AFTER THE CHANGE TAKES
 EFFECT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13441-02-7

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2017-A8740A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6862
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §89-c, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A4411, S20
2021-2022: A5165, S3022
2023-2024: S7341
2025-2026: S2413

2017-A8740A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the public service commission to retain an independent auditor to conduct audits of private water utility companies prior to and after rate changes are approved by the public service commission.

2017-A8740A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8740--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             October 25, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. MONTESANO, LAVINE, RA, M. G. MILLER, McDONOUGH,
   ABINANTI, PELLEGRINO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  BRABENEC  --
   read  once  and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
   and Commissions --  recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Corporations,
   Authorities and Commissions in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  requiring  the
   public  service  commission  retain  an independent auditor to conduct
   audits of private water utility companies  prior  to  and  after  rate
   changes are approved by the public service commission
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 89-c of the public service law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
   (B-1) PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION OF A CHANGE BY A PRIVATE
 WATER UTILITY COMPANY IN ANY RATE OR CHARGE, OR IN ANY FORM OF  CONTRACT
 OR  AGREEMENT  OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION RELATING TO ANY RATE, CHARGE OR
 SERVICE, OR IN ANY GENERAL PRIVILEGE OR FACILITY, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
 RETAIN A THIRD-PARTY AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF SUCH  PRIVATE  WATER
 UTILITY  COMPANY  AND  PROVIDE  HIS OR HER FINDINGS TO THE COMMISSION IN
 WRITING. THE THIRD-PARTY  AUDITOR  SHALL  NOT  BE  AFFILIATED  WITH  THE
 COMMISSION  OR  WITH ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. IN THE
 EVENT OF APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION OF ANY  SUCH  CHANGE  BY  A  PRIVATE
 WATER  UTILITY  COMPANY IN RATE OR CHARGE, OR IN ANY FORM OF CONTRACT OR
 AGREEMENT OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION RELATING  TO  ANY  RATE,  CHARGE  OR
 SERVICE,  OR IN ANY GENERAL PRIVILEGE OR FACILITY, THE INDEPENDENT AUDI-
 TOR SHALL CONDUCT A SECOND AUDIT OF THE PRIVATE  WATER  UTILITY  COMPANY
 ONE YEAR AFTER THE CHANGE TAKES EFFECT. THE COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH THE
 RESULTS OF ALL SUCH AUDITS ON ITS WEBSITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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