Assembly Bill A6348

2021-2022 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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  • 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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2021-A6348 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2852
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Services
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8909
2023-2024: S1085

2021-A6348 (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.

2021-A6348 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6348
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 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.

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