S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4103
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 31, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM, SHIMSKY -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring the
establishment of utility customer arrears reporting
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
28 to read as follows:
§ 28. CUSTOMER ARREARS PROGRAM REPORTING. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION, "UTILITY" SHALL MEAN A MUNICIPALITY, UTILITY CORPORATION AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY-THREE AND TWENTY-FOUR, WATER-WORKS CORPO-
RATION AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-SEVEN, AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION
AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN, A GAS CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION ELEVEN, A COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN, A STEAM CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION TWENTY-TWO OF SECTION TWO OF THIS ARTICLE AND ANY OTHER
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM AS DEFINED IN 10 NYCRR 5-1.1.
2. EACH UTILITY SHALL, WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THIS SECTION, SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION, IN A FORM AND MANNER DETERMINED
BY THE COMMISSION, A REPORT ON THE NUMBER OF ITS CUSTOMERS IN ARREARS,
THE NUMBER IN ARREARS AT NINETY DAYS OR GREATER AND THE TOTAL DOLLAR
AMOUNT OF CUSTOMER ARREARS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03296-01-5
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