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Jan 04, 2012 |
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Jan 07, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S1397
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications 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
2011-S1397 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S1397 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1397 TITLE OF BILL: An act to require the public service commission to audit previously approved utility submetering orders, compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders were implemented, and prepare a report concerning its findings PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To require the Public Service Commission to perform an audit regarding submetering orders it has issued in the last five years to determine compliance by building owners of utility price caps and tenant protection provisions, and to determine if submetering has resulted in energy savings in those buildings. The Commission will have twelve months to complete the audit and make a report to the legislature and until that time no new submetering orders may be approved. : Amends the public service laws: -Requires the Public Service Commission to audit all utility submetering orders from January 1, 2004 through the effective date of the act and determine whether utility price caps and tenant protection provisions have been complied with as well as comparing the rate and cost of utility usage prior to the submetering order and
2011-S1397 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1397 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni- cations AN ACT to require the public service commission to audit previously approved utility submetering orders, compare usage before submetering to usage after submetering orders were implemented, and prepare a report concerning its findings THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public service commission shall audit all utility submetering orders approved by the public service commission during the period of January 1, 2004 through the effective date of this act, and shall specifically determine whether all applicable utility price caps and tenant protection provisions have been complied with and compare the rate and cost of utility usage before submetering to usage after imple- mentation of submetering orders. This audit shall be completed within twelve months following the effective date of these provisions. S 2. Upon completion of the audit, the public service commission shall make a report to the governor and the legislature of its findings, conclusions and recommendations, and shall submit with such report such legislative proposals as it deems necessary to implement its recommenda- tions. This report shall be submitted no later than ninety days after completion of the audit. No new submetering orders shall be approved until the public service commission report is submitted to the governor and the legislature. S 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00665-01-1
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