Assembly Bill A9903

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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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7293 - Signed by Governor

  • 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-A9903 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7293
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1020-f, Pub Auth L

2013-A9903 (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-A9903 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9903

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

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.
                                                           LBD15391-01-4

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