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Assembly Bill A5518

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act"

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2021-A5518 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6892
2017-2018: A4408
2019-2020: A4163
2023-2024: A7263
2025-2026: A6152

2021-A5518 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act" which requires an annual report that includes the estimated or actual ratepayer costs and benefits of any mandated state energy program to the governor and legislature.

2021-A5518 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5518
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PALMESANO,  HAWLEY, FRIEND, ASHBY, BRABENEC,
   BYRNE, DeSTEFANO, MONTESANO,  MORINELLO,  NORRIS,  REILLY,  B. MILLER,
   MANKTELOW,  SALKA,  TAGUE  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY,
   BYRNES, DiPIETRO, J. M. GIGLIO, RA, WALSH -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Energy

 AN ACT to amend the public service law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
   "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "ratepayer
 disclosure and transparency act".
   §  2.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section 28 to
 read as follows:
   § 28. ANNUAL DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY REPORT. 1. THE COMMISSION  IN
 CONSULTATION  WITH  THE  NEW  YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT THE ESTIMATED OR ACTUAL RATEPAYER  COSTS
 AND  BENEFITS  OF ANY MANDATED STATE ENERGY PROGRAM TO THE GOVERNOR, THE
 TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE  SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE
 SENATE  MINORITY  LEADER  AND  THE  ASSEMBLY MINORITY LEADER BY DECEMBER
 THIRTY-FIRST OF EACH YEAR.
   2. ALL INFORMATION  REPORTED  BY  THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE  COMMISSION  AS
 REQUIRED  UNDER  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE
 AS A PUBLIC RECORD AND POSTED TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE  COMMISSION  WEBSITE
 SIMULTANEOUSLY  WITH  SUBMITTAL TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT
 OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE SENATE  MINORITY  LEADER
 AND THE ASSEMBLY MINORITY LEADER.
   3.  THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO
 PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT  THE  PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08082-01-1

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