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Assembly Bill A7263A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act"

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2023-A7263 - 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
2021-2022: A5518
2025-2026: A6152

2023-A7263 - 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 including any New York climate leadership and community protection act compliance costs.

2023-A7263 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7263
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PALMESANO, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, FRIEND, HAWLEY,
   MANKTELOW, MILLER, MORINELLO, NORRIS, REILLY, 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.
                                                            LBD08486-01-3

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2023-A7263A (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
2021-2022: A5518
2025-2026: A6152

2023-A7263A (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 including any New York climate leadership and community protection act compliance costs.

2023-A7263A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7263--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PALMESANO, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO, FRIEND, HAWLEY,
   MANKTELOW, MILLER, MORINELLO, NORRIS, REILLY, TAGUE -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, BYRNES, DiPIETRO, J. M. GIGLIO, RA,  WALSH  --
   read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Energy -- recommitted to
   the Committee on Energy in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 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, INCLUDING PROGRAMS
 ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW YORK CLIMATE LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION
 ACT, 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.  IN ADDITION, THE COMMIS-
 SION SHALL REQUIRE ITEMIZED LISTS OF NEW  YORK  CLIMATE  LEADERSHIP  AND
 COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT COMPLIANCE COSTS TO BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON
 THE UTILITY BILLING DOCUMENTS OF EVERY RESIDENT OF THE STATE.
   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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08486-03-4
 A. 7263--A                          2

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