Assembly Bill A8849

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Authorizes the public service commission, upon application by a municipality, to order costs for public fire protection to be charged to all customer classes

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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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2011-A8849 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6300
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Services

2011-A8849 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the public service commission, upon application by a municipality, to order costs for public fire protection to be charged to all customer classes located in such municipality; all costs allocated to the public fire protection function of a water-works corporation including costs associated with fire hydrants such as capital costs, maintenance repair and operating expenses, rental and access charges are eligible to be apportioned to customers in a municipality.

2011-A8849 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8849

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 4, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  ABINANTI,  LATIMER -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN ACT in relation to authorizing the public  service  commission,  upon
  application  by  a  municipality,  to  order  costs  for  public  fire
  protection to be charged to all customer classes located in such muni-
  cipality

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

  Section  1. 1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipality
may apply to the public service commission to have any costs for  public
fire protection it is charged by a water-works corporation to instead be
charged  to  all  customers  across  all customer classes located in the
municipality provided the municipality has held a public hearing on  the
matter and has adopted a resolution and determined by a majority vote of
the  total voting strength of its governing body that it is in the over-
all public interest to have such costs charged to all  customers  across
all  customer  classes.  Within  120 days after receiving an application
pursuant to this act, the public service  commission  is  empowered  and
directed  to  issue  an  order  requiring  that  costs  for  public fire
protection be included in the rates charged to all customer classes  and
apportioned  among  all  customers  located in the municipality and that
such municipality shall not be charged separately  or  additionally  for
costs  for  public  fire  protection.  The water-works corporation shall
apply to the public service commission for an increased  water  rate  to
recover  such  increase  in  fire protection costs.   The public service
commission shall have the power to request any information that  it  may
deem  necessary from the water-works corporation or municipality so that
it may issue an order as required by this section and may  require  that
such information or application be in the form and manner as the commis-
sion may request.
  2. Definitions. For purposes of this act:
  a. "costs for public fire protection" means all costs allocated to the
public  fire  protection function of a water-works corporation including

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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