Assembly Bill A4408

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act"

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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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2017-A4408 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §28, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6892
2019-2020: A4163
2021-2022: A5518
2023-2024: A7263

2017-A4408 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to enacting the "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act" which requires an annual report to the governor and legislature.

2017-A4408 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4408
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 2, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PALMESANO, CROUCH, FRIEND, GRAF, HAWLEY, OAKS,
   MONTESANO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, KEARNS, LAWRENCE,
   LOPEZ, MALLIOTAKIS, RA, RAIA, WALTER -- read once and referred to  the
   Committee on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public service law, in relation to enacting the
   "ratepayer disclosure and transparency act"
 
   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 "ratepayer
 disclosure and transparency act".
   § 2. The public service law is amended by adding a new section  28  to
 read as follows:
   §  28. ANNUAL DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY REPORT. 1. THE COMMISSION IN
 CONSULTATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE  ENERGY  RESEARCH  AND  DEVELOPMENT
 AUTHORITY  SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT THE ESTIMATED OR ACTUAL RATEPAYER COSTS
 AND BENEFITS OF ANY MANDATED STATE ENERGY PROGRAM TO THE  GOVERNOR,  THE
 TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE  SENATE,  THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE
 SENATE MINORITY LEADER AND THE  ASSEMBLY  MINORITY  LEADER  BY  DECEMBER
 THIRTY-FIRST OF EACH YEAR.
   2.  ALL  INFORMATION  REPORTED  BY  THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE COMMISSION AS
 REQUIRED UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE  MADE  AVAILABLE
 AS  A  PUBLIC RECORD AND POSTED TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION WEBSITE
 SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH SUBMITTAL TO THE GOVERNOR, THE  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT
 OF  THE  SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE SENATE MINORITY LEADER
 AND THE ASSEMBLY MINORITY LEADER.
   3. THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED  TO
 PROMULGATE  RULES  AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS
 OF THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07828-01-7

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