Bill Text: NY A08507 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to eliminating certain utility surcharges for certain residential customers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-17 - referred to energy [A08507 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A08507-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8507 I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2014 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Energy AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to eliminating certain utility surcharges for certain residential customers 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 54 to read as follows: 3 S 54. ELIMINATION OF SURCHARGES FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS. 4 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE, REGULATION OR ORDER TO THE CONTRARY, 5 NEITHER THE SURCHARGE FOR THE SYSTEM BENEFIT CHARGE NOR THE SURCHARGE 6 FOR THE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD NOR THE SURCHARGE FOR THE ENERGY 7 EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARD SHALL APPLY TO, OR BE APPLIED TO, ANY 8 ELECTRIC OR GAS BILL FOR A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER THAT IS AT LEAST SIXTY- 9 FIVE YEARS OF AGE WHOSE INCOME LEVEL WOULD QUALIFY SUCH CUSTOMER FOR THE 10 HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AS DESCRIBED IN PART 393 OF TITLE 18 OF 11 THE NEW YORK CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS. NO REVENUES FOREGONE BY A GAS 12 CORPORATION OR AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION OR ANY STATE ENTITY AS A RESULT 13 OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE RECOVERED FROM ANY OTHER 14 CUSTOMER OR CLASS OF CUSTOMERS. THE COMMISSION SHALL ADOPT RULES AND 15 REGULATIONS RELATING TO AGE AND INCOME VERIFICATION AND ANY OTHER RULES 16 AND REGULATIONS AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY AND PROPER TO IMPLEMENT THE 17 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 18 S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 19 have become a law; provided however, that effective immediately the 20 public service commission is authorized to amend, revise and/or repeal 21 any rule, regulation, order or policy necessary for the implementation 22 of this act on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13295-01-4