Senate Bill S7293A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Prohibits the Long Island power authority from imposing any fee for the voluntary termination of residential electric service for the purpose of using an alternative source of electricity

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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-S7293 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9903
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1020-f, Pub Auth L

2013-S7293 - Summary

Prohibits the Long Island power authority from imposing any fee for the voluntary termination of residential electric service for the purpose of using an alternative source of electricity, which exceeds any fee imposed for other voluntary terminations of residential electric service.

2013-S7293 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7293 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7293

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 9, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations

AN  ACT  to  amend  chapter 589 of the laws of 2000, amending the public
  authorities law, relating to prohibiting the Long Island power author-
  ity from imposing any additional fee for the voluntary termination  of
  residential  electric service for the purpose of utilizing alternative
  sources of electric generation, in relation to the effectiveness ther-
  eof

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

  Section  1. Section 2 of chapter 589 of the laws of 2000, amending the
public authorities law, relating to prohibiting the  Long  Island  power
authority from imposing any additional fee for the voluntary termination
of residential electric service for the purpose of utilizing alternative
sources of electric generation, as amended by chapter 153 of the laws of
2007, is amended to read as follows:
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; and shall expire and be
deemed repealed on September 1, [2014] 2021, except that the  provisions
of  this act shall continue to apply to a customer who installs alterna-
tive sources of electric generation prior to such repeal date as long as
such equipment remains in use.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15093-01-4

2013-S7293A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9903
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1020-f, Pub Auth L

2013-S7293A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the Long Island power authority from imposing any fee for the voluntary termination of residential electric service for the purpose of using an alternative source of electricity, which exceeds any fee imposed for other voluntary terminations of residential electric service.

2013-S7293A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7293A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7293--A
    Cal. No. 924

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 9, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations  --  reported  favorably from said committee, ordered to first
  report, amended on first  report,  ordered  to  a  second  report  and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report

AN  ACT  to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting
  the Long Island power authority from assessing  any  fee,  penalty  or
  other  charge  for  the  voluntary termination of residential electric
  service for the purpose of using an alternative source of electricity

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (u) of section 1020-f of the public authorities
law, as added by section 7 of part A of chapter 173 of the laws of 2013,
is amended by adding a new paragraph 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A.  THE AUTHORITY AND THE SERVICE PROVIDER SHALL NOT SUBMIT ANY RATE
PROPOSAL  THAT SHALL ASSESS ANY FEE, PENALTY OR OTHER CHARGE OF ANY KIND
FOR THE VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF ELECTRIC  SERVICE  TO  ANY  RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMER  FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF UTILIZING ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ELECTRIC
GENERATION IN EXCESS OF THAT CHARGED TO CUSTOMERS  WHO  TERMINATE  THEIR
ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR ANY OTHER REASON.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15093-02-4

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