Bill Text: NY S04688 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes the New York city water board to grant a 10 percent discount on NYC water bills to senior citizens.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS [S04688 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S04688-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4688
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
April 14, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing a
discount for senior citizens in the city of New York for such persons'
water bills
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 1045-j of the public authorities law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3 3-A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, THE WATER BOARD MAY PROVIDE A TEN
4 PERCENT DISCOUNT FOR ALL SENIOR CITIZENS FROM THE FEE, RATE, RENT OR
5 OTHER CHARGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
6 SUBDIVISION, "SENIOR CITIZEN" SHALL MEAN A RESIDENT OF THE CITY WHO IS
7 AGE SIXTY-FIVE OR OLDER. THE WATER BOARD MAY PROMULGATE RULES AND REGU-
8 LATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
9 S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
10 it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04607-01-1
