Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 15, 2010 |
reported referred to rules |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Jan 28, 2009 |
referred to corporations, authorities and commissions |
Assembly Bill A3791
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
LENTOL
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A3791 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A3791 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes a public utility corporation community support program to allow and encourage contributions by corporations to charitable organizations for the benefit of communities serviced by the corporations; directs the public service commission to formulate and promulgate regulations providing for the establishment and operation of the community support program; contains certain required elements of the regulations, including the goal of encouraging contributions equal to at least one percent of the corporation's revenue.
2009-A3791 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3791 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 28, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to establishment of a public utility corporation community support program THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 5 of the public service law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. THERE IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED A PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATION COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM"), THE PURPOSE OF WHICH IS TO ALLOW AND ENCOURAGE CONTRIBUTIONS BY PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATIONS SUBJECT TO REGULATION BY THE COMMISSION, TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATIONS. THE COMMISSION SHALL FORMULATE AND PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM, AND SHALL TAKE ACTION AND INSTITUTE ALL PROCEDURES NECESSARY OR PROPER FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, PROVISIONS WHICH: A. SET FORTH THE MANNER IN WHICH A PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATION SHALL BE ENCOURAGED TO CONTRIBUTE A MINIMUM OF ONE PERCENT OF ITS REVENUES TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS SERVING COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THE PUBLIC UTILI- TY CORPORATION; B. DEFINE THE TERMS "CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION" AND "REVENUE" FOR PURPOSES OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAM; C. REQUIRE THAT THE CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSION BE FIRST HAD AND OBTAINED PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF ANY CONTRIBUTION TO A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; D. SHALL PROHIBIT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF A PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATION MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION FROM BEING CONSIDERED OR ALLOWED FOR RATE-MAKING PURPOSES; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05870-02-9
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