Assembly Bill A8947

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to providing notice of a home heating system conversion

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S6954 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A8947 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6954
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §778-aa, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.3360-A & A.6193-A)

2019-A8947 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires notice to be provided of a home heating system conversion.

2019-A8947 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8947
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 3, 2020
                                ___________
 
 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, 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. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 778-aa of the general busi-
 ness law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the gener-
 al  business  law  and the executive law relating to home heating system
 conversion, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.  3360-A  and  A.
 6193-A, are amended 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]  FIVE
 of  this section, in no less than 14 point bold type and separate [form]
 from any other document provided to such homeowner AND PROVIDE AS MAY BE
 REQUIRED BY STATE OR LOCAL LAW, WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE AGREEMENT FOR  THE
 CONVERSION  OF  AN  EXISTING  HOME  HEATING SYSTEM TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE
 ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL HAVING AUTHORITY TO  ENFORCE  THE  NEW  YORK  STATE
 UNIFORM  FIRE  PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE, OR LOCAL CODE APPLICABLE TO
 CITIES WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE, WHICHEVER CODE  APPLIES
 TO THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE HOME HEATING SYSTEM IS LOCATED.
   4.  (A) PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEW HOME HEATING SERVICE, THE
 PROPERTY OWNER SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE  TO  SUCH  PROPERTY  OWNER'S
 HEATING  OIL  SUPPLIER OR SUPPLIERS TO INFORM THEM OF SUCH CONVERSION TO
 AN ALTERNATE FUEL PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT  OF  THE  NEW  HOME  HEATING
 SERVICE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04379-04-9

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