Assembly Bill A7586

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the department of public service and limiting increases in the amount of the surcharge of the system benefit charge or the surcharge for the renewable portfolio standard

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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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2015-A7586 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง18, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8515
2017-2018: A4981

2015-A7586 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the department of public service and limits increases in the amount of the surcharge; establishes a moratorium on new surcharge assessments, taxes or fees.

2015-A7586 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7586

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 19, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KEARNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Energy

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public  service  law,  in  relation to limiting
  increases in the amount of the surcharge of the system benefit  charge
  or the surcharge for the renewable portfolio standard

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  the  "Energy
assessment cap and consumer cost relief act of 2015".
  S  2.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section 18 to
read as follows:
  S 18. LIMIT ON SURCHARGE INCREASES.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  LAW,  RULE,
REGULATION  OR  ORDER TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT INCREASE
THE AMOUNT OF  THE  SURCHARGE  OF  THE  SYSTEM  BENEFIT  CHARGE  OR  THE
SURCHARGE  FOR THE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD OR THE SURCHARGE FOR THE
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARD AS  ESTABLISHED  BY  ORDER  OF  THE
COMMISSION  FOR  ANY YEAR IN EXCESS OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT COLLECTED IN TWO
THOUSAND FOURTEEN FOR EACH SURCHARGE.
  S 3. Moratorium on new energy taxes and fees. Notwithstanding any law,
rule, regulation or order to the contrary, the public service commission
shall not establish any new surcharge assessment, tax or fee  on  energy
consumers,  excepting those fees which may arise from an electric gener-
ating facility that provides notice of closure to such commission and  a
reliability need is identified by the bulk system operator.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08402-01-5

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