Bill Text: NY A03626 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3626 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Directs the public service commission to conduct a study on gas and electric supply prices during the time period commencing on November 1, 2015 and ending on April 30th, 2016.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A03626 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03626-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3626
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 27, 2015
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       Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT directing the public service commission to conduct a study on gas
         and  electric  supply  prices;  and  providing  for the repeal of such
         provisions upon expiration thereof
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Gas and electric supply price study.  a. Within forty-five
    2  days of the effective date of this act, the  public  service  commission
    3  shall  conduct  a  study  in  cooperation and consultation with the bulk
    4  system operator relating to the cause or causes of increases in consumer
    5  prices for gas and  electric  supply  service  during  the  time  period
    6  commencing  on  November first, two thousand fifteen and ending on April
    7  thirtieth, two thousand sixteen.
    8    b. Upon completion and review of  the  data  in  connection  with  the
    9  study,  the public service commission shall issue a report to the gover-
   10  nor and the legislature which shall include recommendations for statuto-
   11  ry and regulatory changes that may be implemented in order  to  mitigate
   12  future such increases in gas and electric supply prices.
   13    c.  Such  report  shall be completed no later than November fifteenth,
   14  two thousand sixteen and copies shall be forwarded to the governor,  the
   15  temporary  president  of  the  senate,  the speaker of the assembly, the
   16  chair of the senate energy and telecommunications committee,  the  chair
   17  of  the  assembly  energy  committee and also posted on the department's
   18  website.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
   20  deemed repealed November 15, 2016.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07823-01-5