Assembly Bill A4678

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides the New York city water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A4678 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1045-g, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1323
2011-2012: A957
2013-2014: A1472
2017-2018: A7054
2019-2020: A3081
2021-2022: A4086
2023-2024: A1374

2015-A4678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides the NYC water board shall not establish a limit of less than six years to challenge any fee, rate, rent or other service charges for the use of or services furnished by the water board and/or sewerage systems.

2015-A4678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4678

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON, ROBINSON, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A. COOK, ENGLEBRIGHT, PERRY -- read once and  referred  to
  the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to establishing
  a time limit to challenge the New York City water board  fees,  rates,
  rents and other service charges

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 1045-g of the  public  authorities
law,  as  amended by chapter 467 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read
as follows:
  4. To establish, fix, revise,  charge  and  collect  and  enforce  the
payment  of all fees, rates, rents and other service charges for the use
of, or services furnished by the sewerage system, water system, or both,
as the case may be, so as to receive revenues which, together with other
revenues available to the board, if any, shall be at least sufficient at
all times so that such system or systems shall be placed on a  self-sus-
taining  basis  in  accordance with section one thousand forty-five-j of
this title; provided, however that the water board shall not establish a
limit of less than [four] SIX years commencing from the date of the bill
for services to challenge any fee, rate, rent or other  service  charges
for  the  use  of  or  services  furnished  by the water and/or sewerage
systems; any such challenge shall specifically set forth the  basis  for
such claim;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06510-01-5

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