Bill Text: NY S01182 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the NYC water board from enacting any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer, including timeframes for appeals and receiving refunds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS [S01182 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S01182-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1182
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. PARKER, DIAZ, DILAN, HASSELL-THOMPSON, SAMPSON --
read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT relating to prohibiting the New York city water board from adopt-
ing any rules and regulations less favorable to the consumer
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any rule or regulation by any local govern-
2 ment, the New York city water board is hereby prohibited from adopting
3 any rules or regulations that reduce the timeframe for consumers to
4 appeal bills or receive refunds or are otherwise less favorable to the
5 consumer and where backbilling errors are discovered in favor of the
6 consumer, the New York city water board shall provide for and order
7 refunds up to six years.
8 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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