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Senate Bill S6399

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-S6399 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9848
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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-S6399 (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-S6399 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6399
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
   nications
 
 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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