Assembly Bill A6193

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to home heating system conversion; requires certification by a utility company, gas corporation, electric corporation or contractor

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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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2019-A6193 - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §778-aa, Gen Bus L; amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8659

2019-A6193 - Summary

Relates to home heating system conversion; requires written notice regarding such conversion.

2019-A6193 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6193
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law and the executive law, in
   relation to home heating system conversion
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 778-aa of the general business
 law, as added by chapter 129 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   1.  All home improvement contractors as defined in subdivision five of
 section seven hundred seventy  of  this  chapter  or  any  other  person
 providing  an  estimate  or  engaged in the installation of home heating
 systems shall include in any estimate  of  the  cost  of  converting  an
 existing  oil  home heating system to [either] a natural gas [or], elec-
 tric OR ANY OTHER home heating system a separate estimate detailing  the
 costs related to the closure, abandonment and/or removal of a home heat-
 ing oil storage tank. In addition, any person making such estimate shall
 also provide a copy of any applicable local law, or if there is no local
 law then such person shall provide a written statement to that effect.
   §  2.  Section 778-aa of the general business law is amended by adding
 two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
   3. FOLLOWING THE CONVERSION OF AN EXISTING HOME HEATING SYSTEM FROM AN
 OIL HOME HEATING SYSTEM TO AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF  HOME  HEATING,  AND
 PRIOR  TO  THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW HOME HEATING SERVICE, THE UTILITY
 COMPANY, GAS CORPORATION, OR ELECTRIC CORPORATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, OR ANY HOME  IMPROVEMENT  CONTRACTOR  WHO
 INSTALLED  THE ALTERNATE HOME HEATING SYSTEM, SHALL PROVIDE TO THE HOME-
 OWNER A WRITTEN COPY OF THE NOTICE CREATED BY THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  STATE
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION, IN NO LESS THAN 14 POINT
 BOLD TYPE AND SEPARATE FORM FROM ANY OTHER  DOCUMENT  PROVIDED  TO  SUCH
 HOMEOWNER.  THE  DEPARTMENT OF STATE SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PROMUL-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2019-A6193A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §778-aa, Gen Bus L; amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A8659

2019-A6193A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to home heating system conversion; requires written notice regarding such conversion.

2019-A6193A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6193--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Consumer  Affairs  and  Protection  --  committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law and the executive law, in
   relation to home heating system conversion

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of section 778-aa of the general business
 law, as added by chapter 129 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read  as
 follows:
   1.  All home improvement contractors as defined in subdivision five of
 section seven hundred seventy  of  this  chapter  or  any  other  person
 providing  an  estimate  or  engaged in the installation of home heating
 systems shall include in any estimate  of  the  cost  of  converting  an
 existing  oil  home heating system to [either] a natural gas [or], elec-
 tric OR ANY OTHER home heating system a separate estimate detailing  the
 costs related to the closure, abandonment and/or removal of a home heat-
 ing oil storage tank. In addition, any person making such estimate shall
 also provide a copy of any applicable local law, or if there is no local
 law then such person shall provide a written statement to that effect.
   §  2.  Section 778-aa of the general business law is amended by adding
 two new subdivisions 3 and 4 to read as follows:
   3. UPON ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR THE CONVERSION OF  AN  EXISTING
 HOME  HEATING  SYSTEM  FROM AN OIL HOME HEATING SYSTEM TO AN ALTERNATIVE
 METHOD OF HOME HEATING, AND PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF  THE  NEW  HOME
 HEATING  SERVICE,  THE  UTILITY  COMPANY,  GAS  CORPORATION, OR ELECTRIC
 CORPORATION, AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, OR ANY
 HOME  IMPROVEMENT  CONTRACTOR  INSTALLING  THE  ALTERNATE  HOME  HEATING
 SYSTEM,  SHALL  PROVIDE  TO  THE  HOMEOWNER A WRITTEN COPY OF THE NOTICE
 CREATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF  THIS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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