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                                  3154

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring the
  Long  Island  Power  Authority  to  require  a municipal permit before
  providing service in certain instances

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

  Section  1.  Section  1020-ii of the public authorities law, as renum-
bered by chapter 234 of the laws of 2004, is renumbered  1020-jj  and  a
new section 1020-ii is added to read as follows:
  S  1020-II.  ELECTRIC METER INSTALLATION; RESTRICTION. THE LONG ISLAND
POWER AUTHORITY SHALL NOT SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TO A  ONE,  TWO,  THREE  OR
FOUR  FAMILY  RESIDENCE  BUILDING,  NOR SHALL SUCH UTILITY ENERGIZE MORE
ELECTRICAL METERS IN A BUILDING THAN THE NUMBER OF DISTINCT AND SEPARATE
RESIDENCES IN SUCH BUILDING AS AUTHORIZED IN THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPAN-
CY APPLICABLE THERETO, OR IF THERE IS NO CERTIFICATE  OF  OCCUPANCY,  AS
DETERMINED BY THE MUNICIPALITY, WITHOUT FIRST RECEIVING A CERTIFICATE OF
ELECTRICAL  INSPECTION  OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MUNICIPALITY. IN
THE EVENT THAT AN OWNER OF A ONE, TWO, THREE  OR  FOUR  FAMILY  BUILDING
WANTS  TO INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL METER OTHER THAN PROVIDED FOR
IN THIS SECTION, APPROVAL SHALL BE OBTAINED IN WRITING FROM THE  MUNICI-
PALITY.  A  PUBLIC  UTILITY SHALL NOT INSTALL SUCH ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL
METER WITHOUT SUCH APPROVAL. A BUILDING IN WHICH TWO  OR  MORE  DWELLING
UNITS  HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCU-
PANCY, OR IF THERE IS NO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, AS DETERMINED BY  THE
MUNICIPALITY,  MAY  HAVE  ONE METER FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT AND ONE ADDI-
TIONAL METER FOR THE COMMON AREAS OF THE BUILDING, PROVIDED  THAT  SMOKE
DETECTING  DEVICES  ARE INSTALLED IN ALL COMMON AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
MUNICIPAL REQUIREMENTS. SUCH COMMON  AREAS  MAY  INCLUDE  BOILER  ROOMS,
SHARED HALLWAY LIGHTING, SHARED STAIRWAY LIGHTING, AND OUTDOOR PERIMETER
LIGHTING BUT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY HABITABLE SPACE.  IN THE EVENT THAT A

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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METER  HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED OR TO EXIST IN VIOLATION OF
THIS SECTION, THE UTILITY MUST REPORT SUCH FINDINGS TO THE MUNICIPALITY,
WHICH MAY TAKE ACTION LEADING TO THE  DISCONNECTING  OF  SUCH  METER  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  NOTICE  REQUIREMENTS  PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE THOUSAND
TWENTY-F OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.