Assembly Bill A6948A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the imposition of New York city water and sewer rents on non-profit institutions

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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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2015-A6948 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4263
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6383, S3264
2019-2020: S4370
2021-2022: S5976
2023-2024: S4849

2015-A6948 - Summary

Relates to the imposition of New York city water and sewer rents on non-profit institutions.

2015-A6948 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6948

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Cities

AN  ACT to amend chapter 696 of the laws of 1887, relating to the estab-
  lishment of certain water charges for hospitals and charities  in  New
  York  city,  in  relation to the imposition of New York city water and
  sewer rents on non-profit institutions

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

  Section 1. Chapter 696 of the laws of 1887, relating to the establish-
ment  of  certain  water charges for hospitals and charities in New York
city, is amended by adding a new section 4 to read as follows:
  S 4. BEFORE THE CITY OF NEW YORK IMPOSES SEWER  RENT  CHARGES  ON  ANY
HOSPITAL OR UNIVERSITY, WHICH HAS AN EVAPORATIVE WATER COOLED COOLING OR
HEATING  SYSTEM, AND WHERE THE CITY HAS HAD ACTIVE OR CONSTRUCTIVE KNOW-
LEDGE OF THE EXISTENCE OF SUCH SYSTEM, AND  THE  CITY  HAS  NOT  GRANTED
COOLING  TOWER  CREDITS THE ENTIRE PERIOD SINCE INSTALLATION ("CREDITS")
FOR SUCH SYSTEM, THE HOSPITAL OR  UNIVERSITY  SHALL  INSTALL  A  COOLING
TOWER  METER,  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH CITY REGULATIONS, AND THEN FOR A ONE
MONTH PERIOD AN AVERAGE DAILY FLOW (ADF) WILL BE  DETERMINED.  THE  CITY
SHALL MEASURE AND RECORD THE ADF AND THEN USE SUCH ADF UTILIZING TYPICAL
PROCESSES  FOR SUCH CALCULATIONS, COVERING THE PERIODS FOR WHICH CREDITS
WERE NOT GRANTED, TO ESTABLISH THE AMOUNT OF THE CREDIT  TO  BE  GRANTED
FOR  THE  RELEVANT  PERIOD,  BEGINNING WITH THE DATE FROM WHICH THE CITY
FIRST HAD ACTIVE OR CONSTRUCTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH SYSTEM. IN  ADDITION,
ANY INTEREST CHARGES PREVIOUSLY ASSESSED RELATING TO THESE CHARGES TO BE
REMOVED  UNDER  THIS  CHAPTER,  SHALL ALSO BE REMOVED RETROACTIVELY. THE
TIME PERIOD FOR WHICH THE ADF CAN APPLY SHALL NOT BE  MORE  THAN  TWENTY
YEARS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09689-01-5

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2015-A6948A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4263
Law Section:
New York City
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6383, S3264
2019-2020: S4370
2021-2022: S5976
2023-2024: S4849

2015-A6948A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the imposition of New York city water and sewer rents on non-profit institutions.

2015-A6948A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6948--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Cities -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT in relation to providing cooling tower credits

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

  Section  1. Any hospital that was fully metered to the satisfaction of
the city of New York department of environmental protection  within  the
previous  five  years shall be eligible for wastewater allowances during
that period. The city shall calculate and grant such allowances for  the
eligible period and issue cooling tower credits, if applicable.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09689-02-5

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