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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RIVERA, DINOWITZ, HEVESI, JACKSON, JACOBSON,
   MAMDANI, SANTABARBARA, SILLITTI, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, TANNOUSIS  --  read
   once and referred to the Committee on Energy
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to certain require-
   ments regarding billing for electric services

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 14 of section 66 of the public service law, as
 amended by chapter 696 of the laws  of  1936,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   14.  The  commission  shall have power to require each gas corporation
 and electric corporation to establish classifications of  service  based
 upon  the quantity used, the time when used, the purpose for which used,
 the duration of use and upon any other reasonable consideration, and  to
 establish  in  connection  therewith just and reasonable graduated rates
 and charges; and it shall have power, either upon complaint or upon  its
 own  motion,  to require such changes in such classifications, rates and
 charges as it shall determine to be just  and  reasonable.  Neither  the
 scheduled  rates nor the minimum charge for residential customers shall,
 after July first, nineteen hundred thirty-seven, be based in any  manner
 on  the number of outlets, number of rooms, cubic or square foot area or
 other such standards. SUCH CLASSIFICATIONS OF SERVICE SHALL BE INDICATED
 ON EACH CUSTOMER'S BILL FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE AND SHALL INCLUDE A WEBSITE
 ADDRESS TO OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED RELEVANT BY THE COMMISSION.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 44 of the public service law,  as  added
 by chapter 713 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Every  utility corporation or municipality shall assure that bills
 for service  to  residential  AND  DEMAND-METERED  customers  adequately
 explain  the  charges  for  service in clear and understandable form and
 language AND SHALL INDICATE THE ACCOUNT NUMBER AND/OR METER  NUMBER  FOR
 THE  ACCOUNT  FOR  WHICH  SERVICE IS BEING CHARGED.  The commission may,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 from time to time, specify the form and content of such bills to further
 the objectives of this subdivision.  FOR UTILITY CORPORATIONS, SUCH BILL
 SHALL AT A MINIMUM INCLUDE THE QUANTITY BILLED, THE UNIT OF  MEASUREMENT
 AND THE HIGHEST MEASUREMENT OF A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM AS MEASURED OVER THE
 PRECEDING FIFTY-TWO WEEK PERIOD.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.