Bill Text: NY A06035 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the public service commission to conduct a water rate and cost study.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to corporations, authorities and commissions [A06035 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A06035-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6035
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 21, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
        AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to  authorizing  the
          public service commission to conduct a water rate and cost study
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The public service law is amended by adding a  new  section
     2  89-q to read as follows:
     3    §  89-q.  Water rate and cost study. 1. The commission shall conduct a
     4  study to analyze the rates and fees of each water works corporation  and
     5  municipal  water system. The study shall analyze the average annual cost
     6  to customers using uniform usage, metrics and time period  in  order  to
     7  compare  costs  between  water supply providers. The study shall examine
     8  the format of customer bills and provide  recommendations  on  improving
     9  the understanding of water use and cost to consumers.
    10    2.  The  commission shall publish a report on the annual cost of water
    11  for all water supply providers. The report must be published within  six
    12  months  of the effective date of this section. A copy of the report must
    13  be furnished to the temporary president of the senate,  the  speaker  of
    14  the assembly, the chairperson of the senate standing committee on energy
    15  and  telecommunications,  and  the  chairperson of the assembly standing
    16  committee on corporations, authorities and commissions.
    17    3. The commission shall  notify  customers  of  its  findings  on  its
    18  website.
    19    4.  The study shall be updated biennially to account for any change in
    20  rates or fees.
    21    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD09967-01-7