Bill Text: NY A06237 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 6237 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to limiting the amount of surcharge which may be charged by a gas or electric company

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-15 - held for consideration in corporations, authorities and commissions [A06237 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06237-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6237
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 26, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARRA, ERRIGO -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
       AN ACT to amend the public service law,  in  relation  to  limiting  the
         amount of surcharge which may be charged by a gas or electric company
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 7-a to read as follows:
    3    7-A. NO GAS CORPORATION, ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  OR  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC
    4  CORPORATION  MAY  IMPOSE A SURCHARGE OF GREATER THAN FIVE PERCENT OF THE
    5  CHARGE FOR BASIC SERVICE.
    6    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
    7  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07277-01-9