Bill Text: NY A01177 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Caps utility rate charges in multiple dwellings with sub-metering.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to housing [A01177 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A01177-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1177
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 9, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. KELLNER, MAISEL, GIBSON, MILLMAN, CRESPO, MOYA,
         STEVENSON, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED --  read
         once and referred to the Committee on Housing
       AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to capping utili-
         ty rate charges in multiple dwellings with sub-metering
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The multiple dwelling  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 15 to read as follows:
    3    S  15.  UTILITY  RATE CHARGES IN MULTIPLE DWELLINGS WITH SUB-METERING.
    4  ANY TENANT RESIDING IN A BUILDING WHICH IS SUBJECT  TO  SUB-METERING  OF
    5  UTILITIES  SHALL  BE  BILLED  AT THE UTILITY BULK RATE PAID BY THE OWNER
    6  PLUS A CHARGE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR DOLLARS PER MONTH FOR BILLING AND MAIN-
    7  TENANCE OF THE SUB-METERING SYSTEM AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY SUB-METERED
    8  TENANT BE CHARGED A RATE FOR UTILITY USAGE THAT IS IN EXCESS OF THE RATE
    9  CHARGED BY UTILITY COMPANIES FOR SERVICE TO  DIRECT-METERED  RESIDENTIAL
   10  CUSTOMERS.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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