Assembly Bill A196

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Provides a reimbursement to small businesses and residential consumers of certain utilities for failure to provide contracted services; requires the Long Island power authority to do the same

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A196 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §119-d, Pub Serv L; amd §1020-f, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A11020
2021-2022: A3044

2023-A196 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a reimbursement to small businesses and residential consumers of certain utilities for failure to provide contracted services; requires the Long Island power authority to do the same.

2023-A196 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    196
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. SAYEGH, DICKENS, SEAWRIGHT, DeSTEFANO, THIELE,
   SANTABARBARA, TAGUE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. DURSO, MILLER --
   read once and referred to the Committee on  Corporations,  Authorities
   and Commissions

 AN  ACT  to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
   in relation to providing a reimbursement to small business  and  resi-
   dential   consumers  of  certain  utilities  for  failure  to  provide
   contracted services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 119-d to read as follows:
   § 119-D. FAILURE TO PROVIDE CONTRACTED SERVICES.  1.    A  RESIDENTIAL
 CONSUMER  OR  SMALL  BUSINESS  WHO HAS A CONTRACT FOR SERVICE WITH A GAS
 CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPORATION, GAS AND ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  WATER
 CORPORATION,  STEAM  CORPORATION  OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING EQUIVALENT
 UTILITY SERVICES SHALL BE ENTITLED TO A DISCOUNT WHEN THE  SERVICE  SUCH
 RESIDENTIAL  CONSUMER  OR  SMALL  BUSINESS  HAS  CONTRACTED  FOR  IS NOT
 PROVIDED FOR BY SUCH GAS  CORPORATION,  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION,  GAS  AND
 ELECTRIC  CORPORATION, WATER CORPORATION, STEAM CORPORATION OR A MUNICI-
 PALITY RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES FOR A PERIOD  OF  AT  LEAST
 FORTY-EIGHT  HOURS  AFTER  THE  END  OF  A FAILURE OF EQUIPMENT, WEATHER
 EVENT, NATURAL DISASTER OR ANY OTHER  DISRUPTION  IN  THE  PROVIDING  OF
 SERVICE.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS, WITHIN
 ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS  SECTION,  TO
 CALCULATE  HOW A UTILITY SHALL REIMBURSE A RESIDENTIAL CONSUMER OR SMALL
 BUSINESS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.  SUCH REIMBURSEMENT SHALL BE  APPLIED
 TO THE MONTHLY CHARGES ASSESSED BY SUCH GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC CORPO-
 RATION,  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC CORPORATION, WATER CORPORATION, STEAM CORPO-
 RATION OR A MUNICIPALITY RENDERING EQUIVALENT UTILITY SERVICES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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