Assembly Bill A2548

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to fees charged by the power authority of the state of NY; the feasibility of creating smaller municipal electric companies on LI; and repealing chapter 173 of the laws of 2013

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A2548 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Chap 173 of 2013; add §1005-b, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A8127

2015-A2548 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to fees charged by the power authority of the state of NY; directs the public service commission to study and report on the feasibility of creating smaller municipal electric companies on Long Island.

2015-A2548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2548

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GRAF, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, RAIA -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  THIELE -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
  tee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to fees charged
  by the power authority of the state of New York; to direct the  public
  service  commission to study and report on the feasibility of creating
  smaller municipal electric companies on Long  Island;  and  to  repeal
  chapter  173  of the laws of 2013, amending the public authorities law
  relating to the powers and duties of the department of public  service
  and the Long Island power authority

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Chapter 173 of  the  laws  of  2013,  amending  the  public
authorities  law  relating to the powers and duties of the department of
public service and the Long Island power authority, is REPEALED.
  S 2. (a) The public service commission is directed to study the feasi-
bility and advisability of creating smaller municipal electric companies
on Long Island.
  (b) This study shall result in a report, which shall detail the feasi-
bility and advisability of creating smaller municipal electric companies
on Long Island. The study and report shall be filed, on or before Decem-
ber 31, 2017, with the governor, the director of  the  division  of  the
budget,  the  speaker  of  the  assembly, the temporary president of the
senate, the chair of the assembly ways and means committee, the chair of
the senate finance committee and the chairs  of  the  assembly  standing
committee  on  corporations,  authorities and commissions and the senate
energy and telecommunications committee. Such  study  and  report  shall
also be posted on the website of the public service commission by Decem-
ber 31, 2017 and shall be deemed a public document.
  S  3.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
1005-b to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05571-01-5

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