S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, COOK, ORTIZ, STECK, ZEBROWSKI, GOTT-
FRIED, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BLAKE -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to limiting authori-
ty for retail wheeling or delivery of natural gas not purchased from
the electric or gas corporation delivering it to non-residential
customers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 12-b of section 66 of the
public service law, as added by chapter 626 of the laws of 1983, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission may also authorize utility corporations to contract
with existing or prospective industrial and commercial customers to
wheel or deliver electricity or gas purchased directly by such custom-
ers, provided that the commission finds that such arrangements are in
the overall best interest of the rate payers of the corporation, and
that the rates and fees for the services provided adequately compensate
the corporation for the use of its facilities, AND FURTHER PROVIDED THAT
SUCH WHEELING OR DELIVERY OF ELECTRICITY OR NATURAL GAS TO RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMERS SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED.
§ 2. Section 66-d of the public service law, as added by chapter 519
of the laws of 1984, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 790 of the laws
of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
§ 66-d. Contract carrier authorization. 1. For purposes of this
section the term natural gas shall mean natural gas produced within the
state or transported within the state no matter where produced for
consumption in the state BY NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS.
2. The commission, upon its own initiative or upon application by a
natural gas producer or a NON-RESIDENTIAL consumer of natural gas in any
year and after notice and hearing shall, upon such terms and subject to
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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such conditions as the commission considers just and reasonable, have
the authority to order any gas corporation to transport or contract with
others to transport gas under contract for sale by such producer or
owned by such NON-RESIDENTIAL consumer provided that, the commission
finds that the gas corporation has available capacity, that no undue
burden shall be placed upon the gas corporation or its ratepayers and
that the ability of the gas corporation to render adequate service to
its customers is not impaired.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.