Provides that a gas or electrical corporation shall not consider the demand used by a volunteer fire company in responding to emergencies when calculating demand charges for the purposes of determining safe and adequate service.

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S4775A-2011 Actions

• Jun 14, 2012: SUBSTITUTED BY A8082A
• Jun 11, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Jun 6, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Jun 5, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.1095
• May 29, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 4775A
• May 29, 2012: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
• Jun 24, 2011: COMMITTED TO RULES
• Jun 1, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• May 25, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• May 24, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.845
• Apr 20, 2011: REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

S4775A-2011 Meetings

Energy and Telecommunications: Jun 5, 2012

S4775A-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 11, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 12, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 13, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 14, 2012

S4775A-2011 Votes

S4775A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S4775A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the public service law, in relation to certain criteria
used to determine safe and adequate service

PURPOSE:
The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that Volunteer fire
companies are not punished with expensive demand charges, while in
the course of performing their most vital functions.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 - would add a new subdivision 14 of section 65 of the public
service law, to provide that volunteer fire companies will not be
subject to demand charges when responding to an emergency.

JUSTIFICATION:
Volunteer Fire Companies provide life saving services to the
communities they serve day in and day out. Demand charges that are
sometimes imposed on these companies can dramatically impact their
utility bills and increase overall costs of their operations.
Something as simple as opening the Station house door to prepare to
leave for a call, at the wrong time during the Winter Months can
cause these charges to be applied. This bill seeks to help our
Volunteer Fire Companies by prohibiting a utility company from
imposing demand charges resulting from an emergency call.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
This is a new Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after becoming law.

S4775A-2011 Text

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

                                   4775--A

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                               April 20, 2011
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by Sens. MAZIARZ, ADDABBO, BONACIC, JOHNSON, LARKIN, O'MARA,
    OPPENHEIMER, PARKER, RITCHIE, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered  print-
    ed,  and  when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and
    Telecommunications -- recommitted to the Committee on Energy and Tele-
    communications 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 certain criteria
    used to determine safe and adequate service

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


    Section 1. Section 65 of the public service law is amended by adding a
  new subdivision 14 to read as follows:

    14.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISIONS OF LAW, IN DETERMINING OR
  CALCULATING THE DEMAND CHARGES FOR A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY  AS  DEFINED
  IN  SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, NO GAS OR ELECTRIC
  CORPORATION FURNISHING UTILITY SERVICE SHALL  CONSIDER  THE  DEMAND  FOR
  SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY'S RESPONSES TO EMERGEN-
  CIES.  THE  DEPARTMENT  IS  AUTHORIZED  AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE REGU-
  LATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SUBDIVISION WHICH MAY INCLUDE  REGU-
  LATIONS  RELATING  TO  (A) RECORD-KEEPING REQUIRED BY THE VOLUNTEER FIRE
  COMPANY TO DOCUMENT AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED  TO
  THE  DATE, TIME, AND DURATION OF SUCH A RESPONSE, (B) DISCLOSURE OF SUCH
  RECORDS TO THE DEPARTMENT, THE COMMISSION, OR  OTHER  NECESSARY  PARTIES
  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  VERIFYING THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND CALCULATING
  DEMAND CHARGES, (C) THE METHODS PERMITTED FOR MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO  THE
  DEMAND  CHARGES OF A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY BASED ON ACTUAL OR PROJECTED
  EMERGENCY RESPONSES WHICH MAY  INCLUDE  A  CREDIT,  CASH  REIMBURSEMENT,
  REBATE, SPECIAL RATE, DISCOUNT, NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT, RECONCILIATION, OR
  OTHER  METHOD, (D) THE FREQUENCY OF ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THE CHARGES WHICH
  SHALL OCCUR AT LEAST ONCE PER  CALENDAR  YEAR,  AND  (E)  RESOLUTION  OF

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD10799-02-2

 S. 4775--A                          2

  DISPUTES  BETWEEN  A VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY AND A GAS OR ELECTRIC CORPO-
  RATION.
    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
  have become a law.