Senate Bill S5192

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to participation in the targeted accessibility fund

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S5192 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6964
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §92-h, Pub Serv L

2017-S5192 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to participation in the targeted accessibility fund established by the public service commission to provide financial support for the provision of lifeline service.

2017-S5192 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S5192 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5192
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to participation in
   the targeted accessibility fund
 
   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
 92-h to read as follows:
   § 92-H. PARTICIPATION IN THE TARGETED ACCESSIBILITY FUND. 1.  AS  USED
 IN  THIS  SECTION, THE TERM "FUND" SHALL MEAN THE TARGETED ACCESSIBILITY
 FUND ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE, AMONG OTHER  THINGS,
 OF  PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROVISION OF LIFELINE SERVICE IN
 THE STATE.
   2. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER,  ANY  PROVIDER
 OR  RESELLER OF COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE, AS DEFINED IN 47 C.F.R.
 § 20.3, IN THE STATE THAT IS  DESIGNATED  AS  AN  ELIGIBLE  TELECOMMUNI-
 CATIONS CARRIER PURSUANT TO 47 U.S.C. § 214(E) TO OFFER LIFELINE SERVICE
 IN  THE STATE MAY, BUT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO, PARTICIPATE IN THE FUND
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF OFFERING LIFELINE SERVICE.  IF SUCH A PROVIDER ELECTS
 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FUND, THE PROVIDER SHALL  ASSUME  ALL  RIGHTS  AND
 OBLIGATIONS  ASSOCIATED  WITH  SUCH PARTICIPATION UNDER THE COMMISSION'S
 ORDERS, ON THE SAME BASIS AS OTHER PARTICIPANTS. ANY SUCH PROVIDER  THAT
 HAS  ELECTED  TO  PARTICIPATE IN THE FUND MAY WITHDRAW FROM SUCH PARTIC-
 IPATION AT ANY TIME.
   3. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO SUPERVISE OR ADMINISTER THE FUND,
 NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL CONFER UPON THE COMMISSION ANY  REGULATORY
 JURISDICTION  OVER  PROVIDERS  OR  RESELLERS  OF COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO
 SERVICE THAT ELECT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FUND.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10603-01-7

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