Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Dec 23, 2020 |
signed chap.358 |
Dec 11, 2020 |
delivered to governor |
Jul 22, 2020 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.807 substituted for s6868 |
Jul 22, 2020 |
substituted by a8936 |
Jul 21, 2020 |
ordered to third reading cal.807 |
Jul 20, 2020 |
reported and committed to rules |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Nov 22, 2019 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S6868
Signed By Governor2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8936 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2019-S6868 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A8936
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§1020-s & 1020-f, Pub Auth L
2019-S6868 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6868 SPONSOR: GAUGHRAN TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to comprehensive and regular management and operations audits PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to ensure that the public service commission has the authority to require LIPA and its service providers to implement recommendations made in any comprehensive and regular management and operations audit where fraud, abuse, or mismanagement is found. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One and Two amend the public authorities law to provide the Public Service Commission with the ability to enforce the adoption of recommendations contained in a comprehensive and regular management and operations audit in circumstances where the report indicates a finding
2019-S6868 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6868 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E November 22, 2019 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to comprehensive and regular management and operations audits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1020-s of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 388 of the laws of 2011, is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3. IN THE EVENT THAT A COMPREHENSIVE AND REGULAR MANAGEMENT AND OPER- ATIONS AUDIT, AS PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION (BB) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND TWENTY-F OF THIS ARTICLE, INDICATES A FINDING OF FRAUD, ABUSE, OR MISMANAGEMENT BY A SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE AUTHORITY, AND UPON A FINDING BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION THAT REASONABLE CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE BASIS OF SUCH INDICATION, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAY ORDER THAT ANY RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE REGULAR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS AUDIT BE IMPLEMENTED. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAY ALSO PROVIDE IN THEIR ORDER, THE DATE IN WHICH ANY RECOMMENDATION MUST BE FULLY IMPLE- MENTED. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ANY SUCH ORDER CAN RESULT IN THE IMPOSI- TION OF A CIVIL PENALTY BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AGAINST THE SERVICE PROVIDER OR REVOCATION OF THE SERVICE PROVIDER'S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE WITHIN THE STATE. § 2. Subdivision (bb) of section 1020-f of the public authorities law, as amended by section 7 of part A of chapter 173 of the laws of 2013, is amended by adding a new paragraph 5 to read as follows: 5. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN THE EVENT THAT A COMPREHENSIVE AND REGULAR MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS AUDIT AS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SUBDIVISION INDICATES A FINDING OF FRAUD, ABUSE OR MISMANAGE- MENT BY A SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE AUTHORITY, AND UPON A FINDING BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION THAT REASONABLE CAUSE EXISTS FOR THE BASIS OF SUCH INDICATION, THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAY ORDER THAT ANY RECOM- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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