Bill Text: NY A09383 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 9383 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Establishes a home heating fuel oil consumer assistance program and relates to home heating fuel oil pricing disclosure.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-23 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A09383 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A09383-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9383
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    April 23, 2014
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       Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN ACT to amend the public authorities law and the general business law,
         in  relation  to establishing a home heating fuel oil consumer assist-
         ance program and in relation to home heating fuel oil pricing  disclo-
         sure
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 1854 of the public authorities law  is  amended  by
    2  adding a new subdivision 22 to read as follows:
    3    22.  TO  CREATE A HOME HEATING FUEL OIL CONSUMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO
    4  INITIATE AND ENCOURAGE CONSUMER EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE  PURPOSES  OF
    5  PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION MATERIALS TO CONSUMERS AND PROVIDERS OF
    6  HOME  HEATING  FUEL OIL, AND TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS OF CONSUMERS, ATTEMPT
    7  TO MEDIATE SUCH COMPLAINTS WHERE APPROPRIATE, AND  REFER  COMPLAINTS  TO
    8  THE  APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY AUTHORIZED BY LAW OR THE
    9  OFFICE  OF  THE  ATTORNEY  GENERAL  FOR  APPROPRIATE  ACTION   ON   SUCH
   10  COMPLAINTS. THERE SHALL BE A SINGLE STATEWIDE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND DEDI-
   11  CATED  WEBSITE  FOR USE BY ALL PERSONS SEEKING GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT
   12  HOME HEATING FUEL OIL.
   13    S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new article  36-E
   14  to read as follows:
   15                                 ARTICLE 36-E
   16                  HOME HEATING FUEL OIL PRICING DISCLOSURE
   17  SECTION 778-BB. HOME HEATING FUEL OIL PRICING DISCLOSURE.
   18    S 778-BB. HOME HEATING FUEL OIL PRICING DISCLOSURE. IT SHALL BE UNLAW-
   19  FUL  FOR  ANY  PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION TO SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY
   20  HOME HEATING FUEL OIL OR ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR HOME HEATING FUEL OIL
   21  SERVICES UNLESS SUCH SELLER PRIOR TO THE FIRST ANNUAL DELIVERY  OF  HOME
   22  HEATING FUEL OIL OR UPON EXECUTION OF ANY CONTRACT WHICH INCLUDES DELIV-
   23  ERY  OF HOME HEATING FUEL OIL, PROVIDES THE CONSUMER WITH WRITTEN INFOR-
   24  MATION, AVAILABLE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY AND  RESEARCH  DEVELOP-
   25  MENT  AUTHORITY,  RELATING TO THE USE OF HOME HEATING FUEL OIL; THE MAIN
   26  COMPONENTS OF THE PRICE OF HOME HEATING FUEL OIL; HOME HEATING CONSERVA-
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14561-01-4
       A. 9383                             2
    1  TION MEASURES; INFORMATION RELATING TO FEDERAL AND STATE ENERGY  ASSIST-
    2  ANCE PROGRAMS WHICH SHALL BE DEVELOPED WITH THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF
    3  TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY ASSISTANCE; AND THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY AND
    4  RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY STATEWIDE HOME HEATING FUEL OIL TELEPHONE
    5  NUMBER  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION TWENTY-TWO OF SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED
    6  FIFTY-FOUR OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW.
    7    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.