Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Mar 27, 2014 |
referred to energy and telecommunications |
Senate Bill S6899
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 7th 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
2013-S6899 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9383
- Current Committee:
- Senate Energy And Telecommunications
- Law Section:
- Public Authorities Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1854, Pub Auth L; add Art 36-E §778-bb, Gen Bus L
2013-S6899 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6899 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public authorities law and the general business law, in relation to establishing a home heating fuel oil consumer assistance program and in relation to home heating fuel oil pricing disclosure PURPOSE: To ensure consumer protection for the delivery and use of home heating fuel oil. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds a new subdivision 22 of section 1854 of the public authorities law, for the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) to establish educational materials, including a consumer hotline and dedicated website for information regarding home heating fuel oil and authority for NYSERDA to direct complaints to proper authority for mediation purposes. Section 2 creates a new Article 36-E of the general business law for home heating fuel oil pricing disclosure to ensure that consumers of home heating fuel oil have to delivered annually the information made publicly available by NYSERDA regarding the use, main components of price, conservation measures federal and state assistance programs, and the consumer complaint hotline for home heating fuel oil as a means for consumer protection.
2013-S6899 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6899 I N S E N A T E March 27, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- 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 authorities law and the general business law, in relation to establishing a home heating fuel oil consumer assist- ance program and in relation to home heating fuel oil pricing disclo- sure THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1854 of the public authorities law is amended by adding a new subdivision 22 to read as follows: 22. TO CREATE A HOME HEATING FUEL OIL CONSUMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO INITIATE AND ENCOURAGE CONSUMER EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION MATERIALS TO CONSUMERS AND PROVIDERS OF HOME HEATING FUEL OIL, AND TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS OF CONSUMERS, ATTEMPT TO MEDIATE SUCH COMPLAINTS WHERE APPROPRIATE, AND REFER COMPLAINTS TO THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY AUTHORIZED BY LAW OR THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION ON SUCH COMPLAINTS. THERE SHALL BE A SINGLE STATEWIDE TELEPHONE NUMBER AND DEDI- CATED WEBSITE FOR USE BY ALL PERSONS SEEKING GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOME HEATING FUEL OIL. S 2. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 36-E to read as follows: ARTICLE 36-E HOME HEATING FUEL OIL PRICING DISCLOSURE SECTION 778-BB. HOME HEATING FUEL OIL PRICING DISCLOSURE. S 778-BB. HOME HEATING FUEL OIL PRICING DISCLOSURE. IT SHALL BE UNLAW- FUL FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION TO SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE ANY HOME HEATING FUEL OIL OR ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR HOME HEATING FUEL OIL SERVICES UNLESS SUCH SELLER PRIOR TO THE FIRST ANNUAL DELIVERY OF HOME HEATING FUEL OIL OR UPON EXECUTION OF ANY CONTRACT WHICH INCLUDES DELIV- ERY OF HOME HEATING FUEL OIL, PROVIDES THE CONSUMER WITH WRITTEN INFOR- MATION, AVAILABLE FROM THE NEW YORK STATE ENERGY AND RESEARCH DEVELOP- MENT AUTHORITY, RELATING TO THE USE OF HOME HEATING FUEL OIL; THE MAIN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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