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Assembly Bill A377

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides elderly individuals water relief in N.Y. city

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2021-A377 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4143
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:
Add §24-340, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8128, S6057
2019-2020: A247, S2555
2023-2024: A5668, S3478
2025-2026: S3664

2021-A377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any qualified homeowner in the city of New York shall be eligible to be exempted from any future increases in water rate fees.

2021-A377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    377
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, BARNWELL -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Cities
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  administrative code of the city of New York, in
   relation to providing certain elderly individuals  with  an  exemption
   from increases in water rates

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is  amended
 by adding a new section 24-340 to read as follows:
   §  24-340  SENIOR  CITIZEN  WATER RATE FREEZE. A. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (1) "QUALIFIED HOMEOWNER" MEANS A PERSON WHO: (A) IS AT  LEAST  SIXTY-
 FIVE  YEARS  OF  AGE;  (B)  OWNS  REAL PROPERTY; AND (C) HAS HAD A TOTAL
 HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF LESS THAN FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE
 INCOME TAX YEARS BEGINNING IN TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, AS VERIFIED BY  THE
 NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE;
   (2) "REAL PROPERTY" MEANS A ONE, TWO, THREE, OR FOUR FAMILY HOME OWNED
 BY  A  QUALIFIED  HOMEOWNER THAT SERVES AS THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF SUCH
 HOMEOWNER;
   (3) "WATER RATE INCREASE" MEANS AN INCREASE IN WATER RATES THAT  TAKES
 EFFECT  SUBSEQUENT  TO  A  QUALIFIED  HOMEOWNER'S ELIGIBILITY UNDER THIS
 SECTION.
   B. REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY A QUALIFIED HOMEOWNER SHALL BE  EXEMPT  FROM
 ANY CHARGES DUE TO A WATER RATE INCREASE.
   C. THE EXEMPTION PROVIDED BY THIS SECTION MAY BE SUSPENDED FOR NO MORE
 THAN ONE CALENDAR YEAR BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRON-
 MENTAL PROTECTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (1) IN THE EVENT OF A DROUGHT,
 OR  (2)  IN  THE  EVENT OF A DISASTER OR CATASTROPHE OTHER THAN DROUGHT,
 WHICH CAUSES OR MAY CAUSE AN ACTUAL AND IMMEDIATE SHORTAGE OF  AVAILABLE
 AND USABLE WATER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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