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Assembly Bill A9848

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that the public service commission shall require that all customers of electric and natural gas corporations shall have the opportunity to purchase electricity and natural gas from any supplier

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2017-A9848 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6399
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A2752
2021-2022: A3835

2017-A9848 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the public service commission shall require that all customers of electric and natural gas corporations shall have the opportunity to purchase electricity and natural gas from any supplier.

2017-A9848 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9848
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, in relation to customer choice
   for electricity and natural gas commodity supply services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 66 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 29 to read as follows:
   29. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, REQUIRE THAT
 ALL  CUSTOMERS  OF  ELECTRIC  CORPORATIONS  AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATIONS
 SHALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE ELECTRICITY SERVICES AND  NATURAL
 GAS  SERVICES FROM ANY SUPPLIER OF ELECTRICITY AND NATURAL GAS; AND THAT
 ANY ELECTRIC CORPORATION AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE TRAN-
 SMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SERVICES FROM ANY SUPPLIER OF ELECTRICITY  AND
 NATURAL  GAS  TO  ANY CUSTOMER WITH WHICH SUCH SUPPLIER HAS AN AGREEMENT
 FOR PROVISION OF ELECTRICITY SERVICES AND NATURAL GAS SERVICES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11777-01-7

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