Senate Bill S6954

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to providing notice of a home heating system conversion

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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-S6954 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8947
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §778-aa, Gen Bus L (as proposed in S.3360-A & A.6193-A)

2019-S6954 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-S6954 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6954 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6954
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 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 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.
 S                                                          LBD04379-04-9

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