Senate Bill S3029A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Reduces the total amount that a utility can be assessed from one percent to one-third of one percent

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

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2013-S3029 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §18-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5736
2015-2016: S4224

2013-S3029 - Summary

Reduces the total amount that a utility can be assessed from one percent to one-third of one percent.

2013-S3029 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3029 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3029

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
  nications

AN ACT to amend the public service law,  in  relation  to  reducing  the
  amount a utility can be assessed

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

  Section 1.  Paragraph (g) of subdivision 2  of  section  18-a  of  the
public  service law, as amended by section 2 of part NN of chapter 59 of
the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (g) The total amount which may be charged to any public utility compa-
ny under authority of this subdivision for any state fiscal  year  shall
not  exceed ONE-THIRD OF one per centum of such public utility company's
gross operating revenues derived from intrastate utility  operations  in
the last preceding calendar year, or other twelve month period as deter-
mined  by the chairman; provided, however, that no corporation or person
that is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission only with  respect
to  safety,  or  the  power authority of the state of New York, shall be
subject to the general assessment provided for under this subdivision.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05246-01-3

2013-S3029A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §18-a, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5736
2015-2016: S4224

2013-S3029A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reduces the total amount that a utility can be assessed from one percent to one-third of one percent.

2013-S3029A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3029A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 3029--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
  nications -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations  in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public service law,  in  relation  to  reducing  the
  amount a utility can be assessed

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

  Section 1.  Paragraph (g) of subdivision 2  of  section  18-a  of  the
public  service law, as amended by section 2 of part A of chapter 173 of
the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  (g) The total amount which may be charged to any public utility compa-
ny and the Long Island power authority under authority of this  subdivi-
sion  for  any  state  fiscal year shall not exceed ONE-THIRD OF one per
centum of such public utility company's or authority's  gross  operating
revenues  derived from intrastate utility operations in the last preced-
ing calendar year, or other twelve month period  as  determined  by  the
chairman;  provided,  however,  that  no  corporation  or person that is
subject to the jurisdiction of the commission only with respect to safe-
ty, or the power authority of the state of New York, shall be subject to
the general assessment provided for under this subdivision.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision one of this section, for
telephone corporations as defined in subdivision  seventeen  of  section
two  of  this article, the total amount which may be charged such corpo-
rations for department expenses under the authority of  subdivision  one
of  this section for any state fiscal year shall not exceed one-third of
one percentum of such corporation's gross operating  revenue,  over  and
above  five  hundred  thousand  dollars, derived from intrastate utility
operations in the last preceding calendar year, or  other  twelve  month
period as determined by the chairman.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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