NY State Senate Bill 2023-S9052

Senate Bill S9052

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Clarifies how certain non-billing information regarding the delivery of water is disclosed to residents of cooperatives, condominiums or multi-family dwellings

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

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- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 12, 2024	referred to energy and telecommunications

2023-S9052 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A4403
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §89-c, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: A9961

2023-S9052 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Clarifies how certain non-billing information regarding the delivery of water is disclosed to residents of cooperatives, condominiums or multi-family dwellings; requires water-works corporations to notify customers of their ability to receive non-billing related information.

2023-S9052 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S9052

SPONSOR: COMRIE
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

This bill clarifies the process on how water companies make available
non-billing information to residents of cooperatives, condominiums or
multifamily dwellings.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 17 of section 89-c of the
public service law as it relates to requiring that residents of certain
cooperatives, condominiums or multi-family dwellings must be able to
obtain non-billing information about their water service in the same
manner that customers of the water company are entitled to.  This makes
several clarifying changes to ensure the water company identifies appli-
cable residents and provide written notice to such residents where they
have the option to receive the non-billing information.

Section 2 of the bill is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

Residents who live in certain condominiums, cooperatives or multi-family
residences are not afforded the same access to critical information on
their water that other users are. These residents receive their water
through a master meter and are not considered customers by the water-
works corporations. As a result, they do not directly receive any
notifications regarding water quality or service interruptions.

In 2021, the legislature passed a law that empowers the Public Service
Commission to require water companies to provide non-billing related
information. There has been different interpretations of the responsi-
bility of the water companies in providing such information.  This bill
seeks to clarify how water companies make available non-billing informa-
tion to residents of cooperatives, condominiums or multi-family dwell-
ings including identifying all residents and providing written notice
directly to them.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

A.9961 of 2022.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:

None to the State.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S9052 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9052
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public service law, in relation to clarifying how
   certain non-billing information regarding the  delivery  of  water  is
   disclosed  to  residents of cooperatives, condominiums or multi-family
   dwellings

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 17 of section 89-c of the public service law,
 as added by chapter 191 of the laws of  2021,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   17.  The  commission  shall  [have  power to] require each water-works
 corporation to establish a process for  residents  of  any  cooperative,
 condominium  or  multi-family  dwelling  with  five  or more residential
 units, which uses a master meter to distribute water to such  residents,
 to  obtain  non-billing  related  information  IN  THE  SAME MANNER THAT
 CUSTOMERS OF SUCH WATER-WORKS CORPORATION ARE ENTITLED TO  RECEIVE  SUCH
 INFORMATION regarding the delivery of water including but not limited to
 service  updates,  water  quality  notices  and other information deemed
 essential to water consumers.  THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE EACH  WATER-
 WORKS  CORPORATION  TO IDENTIFY ALL COOPERATIVES, CONDOMINIUMS OR MULTI-
 FAMILY DWELLINGS WITH FIVE OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS WHICH USE A  MASTER
 METER  WITHIN  THEIR  TERRITORY, AND SUCH WATER-WORKS CORPORATION SHALL,
 INITIALLY AND PERIODICALLY THEREAFTER, PROVIDE  WRITTEN  NOTICE  TO  ALL
 RESIDENTS  IN  THE IDENTIFIED COOPERATIVES, CONDOMINIUMS OR MULTI-FAMILY
 DWELLINGS WITH FIVE OR MORE RESIDENTIAL UNITS WHICH USE A  MASTER  METER
 WITHIN  THEIR  TERRITORY  OF  THE  OPTION  TO OBTAIN NON-BILLING RELATED
 INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR WATER SERVICE. SUCH WRITTEN NOTICE SHALL INCLUDE
 AN OPTION FOR  SUCH  RESIDENT  TO  PROVIDE  CONTACT  INFORMATION  AND  A
 PREFERRED  METHOD  OF CONTACT OF THE RESIDENT FOR PURPOSES OF DISCLOSING
 NON-BILLING RELATED INFORMATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09190-01-3

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