NY State Senate Bill 2019-S8909

Senate Bill S8909

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the public service commission to conduct a study and report on the feasibility of transferring utility services to an entity owned and operated by the state of New York

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2019-S8909 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Public Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2021-2022: S2852
2023-2024: S1085

2019-S8909 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes and directs the public service commission to conduct a comprehensive study and prepare a report on the feasibility of transferring services provided by gas and electric corporations in this state to an entity owned and operated by the state of New York.

2019-S8909 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8909

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to authorizing and directing the public service
commission to conduct a comprehensive study and prepare a report on the
feasibility of transferring services provided by gas and electric corpo-
rations in this state to an entity owned and operated by the state of
New York

 
PURPOSE:

Requires the PSC to study and report on the feasibility of transferring
services provided by gas and electric corporations in this state to an
entity owned and operated by the state of New York.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Requires the PSC to study and report on the feasibility of transferring
services provided by gas and electric corporations in this state to an

entity owned and operated by the state of New York.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

On August 4th, Tropical Storm Isaias hit New York with heavy rain,
tornadoes, and winds gusting up to 70 miles per hour. The storm left
hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers without power across New York City,
Long Island, Westchester and the Hudson Valley, including over 420,000
customers in the PSEG-LI service territory, 260,000 customers in the Con
Edison service territory, and 90,000 customers in the NYSEG service
territory. The storm also disrupted the regions' telephone, cable, and
internet services; services that are particularly essential for New
Yorker's during the COVID-19 pandemic. The outages and service
disruptions lasted for multiple days, and in some areas of the State
many homes and businesses are still waiting to be reconnected.

Large gas and electric corporations are far more accountable to share-
holders than ratepayers and this must change. This bill requires the PSC
to study and report on the feasibility of transferring services provided
by gas and electric corporations in this state to an entity owned and
operated by the state of New York.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S8909 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8909
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              August 12, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT in relation to  authorizing  and  directing  the  public  service
   commission  to  conduct  a comprehensive study and prepare a report on
   the feasibility of transferring services provided by gas and  electric
   corporations  in  this  state  to  an entity owned and operated by the
   state of New York
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public service commission is authorized and directed to
 conduct a comprehensive study and prepare a report on the feasibility of
 transferring  services provided by gas and electric corporations in this
 state to an entity owned and operated by the state  of  New  York.  Such
 report shall include, but not be limited to:
   1.  a  recommendation on the nature of such entity and how such entity
 should be structured;
   2. the role of such entity with respect to other state agencies;
   3. the degree of autonomy and independence that such entity should  be
 afforded;
   4. a projection of the cost of such transfer;
   5. a projection of the long-term cost effectiveness of such transfer;
   6. the impact on the price of energy to consumers;
   7. the impact on the price of the delivery of energy to consumers;
   8. the impact on the quality of service provided to consumers;
   9.  the  impact  on  the efficiency and effectiveness of responding to
 power outages and storm related damage; and
   10. any other information the commission deems appropriate.
   § 2. Such report shall be filed with the governor, the temporary pres-
 ident of the senate, and the speaker of the  assembly  within  one  year
 after the effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD17115-01-0

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