Assembly Bill A8888

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of gas service to new customers

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Current Bill Status Via S8417 - Passed Assembly

  • 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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2025-A8888 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8417
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §31, Pub Serv L

2025-A8888 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that in the case of any application for gas service to a building which is not supplied with gas, a utility corporation or municipality shall be obligated to provide gas service to such building.

2025-A8888 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8888
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 10, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the provision  of
   gas service to new customers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 31 of the public service  law,  as
 added  by chapter 713 of the laws of 1981, is amended and a new subdivi-
 sion 4-a is added to read as follows:
   4. In the case of any application for ELECTRIC service to  a  building
 which  is  not supplied with electricity [or gas], a utility corporation
 or municipality shall be obligated to provide ELECTRIC service to such a
 building, provided however, that the commission may  require  applicants
 for service to buildings located in excess of one hundred feet from [gas
 or]  electric transmission lines to pay or agree in writing to pay mate-
 rial and installation costs relating to the  applicant's  proportion  of
 the pipe, conduit, duct or wire, or other facilities to be installed.
   4-A.  IN  THE  CASE  OF  ANY APPLICATION FOR GAS SERVICE TO A BUILDING
 WHICH IS NOT SUPPLIED WITH GAS, A UTILITY  CORPORATION  OR  MUNICIPALITY
 SHALL  BE  OBLIGATED  TO  PROVIDE GAS SERVICE TO SUCH BUILDING, PROVIDED
 HOWEVER, THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE APPLICANTS FOR GAS SERVICE TO
 SUCH BUILDING TO PAY OR AGREE IN WRITING TO PAY MATERIAL  AND  INSTALLA-
 TION  COSTS  RELATING TO THE PIPE OR OTHER FACILITIES TO BE INSTALLED TO
 ENABLE SERVICE TO THE APPLICANT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13315-03-5

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