Senate Bill S5577

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits utilities from imposing a moratorium on services in cities with a population of two hundred thousand or more

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

  • 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-S5577 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §65, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6748
2023-2024: S2620

2021-S5577 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting utilities from imposing a moratorium on services in cities with a population of two hundred thousand or more.

2021-S5577 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5577
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. PARKER, MYRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
   nications
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to prohibiting util-
   ities  from  imposing  a moratorium on services in cities with a popu-
   lation of two hundred thousand or more

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 65 of the public service law, as
 amended by chapter 789 of the laws  of  1930,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   1. Every gas corporation, every electric corporation and every munici-
 pality    shall  furnish and provide such service, instrumentalities and
 facilities as shall be safe and adequate and in all  respects  just  and
 reasonable.  NO  GAS  CORPORATION,  ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR MUNICIPALITY
 SHALL IMPOSE A MORATORIUM ON SUCH SERVICE IN ANY CITY WITH A  POPULATION
 OF  TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE OR MORE. All charges made or demanded by
 any such gas corporation, electric corporation or municipality for  gas,
 electricity or any service rendered or to be rendered, shall be just and
 reasonable  and  not more than allowed by law or by order of the commis-
 sion. Every unjust or unreasonable charge  made  or  demanded  for  gas,
 electricity  or  any  such  service,  or  in connection therewith, or in
 excess of that allowed by law or by  the  order  of  the  commission  is
 prohibited.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10228-01-1

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